Lake Khövsgöl in sleds with dogs in December in February and program 2009

Located in the far north region, Khövsgöl is a province of Mongolia and also the name of the largest and deepest lake of the country. This lake was named by its former inhabitants "the blue water lake" and popularized later by Russians under the name of "Kossogol".
Much more than in other aïmags, this region keeps local traditions. Several ethnic groups  live there. Among them, we meet the Durkha, the Buriat, and of course Darkhad people, well known as Tsaatan or reindeer herders.
Khövsgöl Lake is named "the blue pearl of Mongolia" because of its great beauty and the colour of its water.
The area is a National Park that has a very rich local fauna and a flora.
Wide varieties of birds live there, mainly migratory birds which come to nest there in summer time.
The lake is surrounded by Khodiral Saridag Mountains composed of around ten extinct volcanoes.
Thanks to its lake, Khövsgöl is one of the rare areas in Mongolia where people eat fish.
The lake is surrounded by several peaks, reaching 3,500m high where you can find eternal snow and ice fields.
This wild place is not well-known and many summits haven't been explored yet.

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