Их Түргэний голын хөндий
Valley of Ih Turgen river
The place
Their Turgen Golyn Khondii ("Great Turgen River Valley") in Bayan-Ölgii province, Ölgii/Tsengel area (Mongolian Altai, Russia/China/Kazakhstan border, Mongolia), at 2,164 m elevation, Mongolian Altai slope. Continuous Mongolia Altai cluster (batches 260-387). Traditional nomadic ger yurt, Altai heritage (Turgen "rushing" river + Mongolian Altai 4,374 m Munkh Khairkhan iconic summit + Bayan-Ölgii 100,000 residents, 90% Kazakh, iconic eagle hunting + Kazakh heritage in Mongolia, 100,000 people, iconic golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos, berkut) fox hunting, annual Golden Eagle Festival in Ölgii each October + Mongol heritage (Mongol people, 3 M, Mongolian language, Cyrillic script since 1946 + Genghis Khan 1162-1227, Mongol Empire, largest contiguous empire in history, 24 M km², 1279 peak under Ögedei-Kublai + Yassa legal code, iconic + Manchu Qing 1691-1911 vassalage after the empire's collapse + independence 1911 under the Bogd Khan, then People's Republic 1924 under Soviet influence + democracy 1990, end of communism).
The setting
Bayan-Ölgii Ölgii/Tsengel Mongolian Altai RU/CN/KZ border Mongolia 2,164 m Mongolian Altai slope, continuous cluster batches 260-387, nomadic ger yurt Altai Turgen rushing + Mongolian Altai 4,374 m Munkh Khairkhan + Bayan-Ölgii 100,000, 90% Kazakh + Golden Eagle Festival Ölgii annual Oct Aquila chrysaetos berkut fox hunting, Kazakhs in Mongolia 100,000 iconic eagle + Mongols 3 M Mongolian Cyrillic 1946 + Genghis Khan 1162-1227 largest contiguous empire 24 M km² 1279 Ögedei-Kublai + Yassa code + Manchu Qing 1691-1911 + independence 1911 Bogd Khan then 1924 Soviet-backed Republic + democracy 1990.
