Meanings
proper noun
- An aimag (province) of western Mongolia.
Eagle hunting almost vanished in the last century. It was kept alive by the Altai Kazakhs in western Mongolia in Bayan-Olgii province, where at least 400 ethnic Kazakhs have formally registered as eagle hunters.
[2018 December 22, Hannah Reyes Morales, “At 14, She Hunts Wolves and Takes Selfies With Cherished Eagle in Mongolia”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2020
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