Bayan-Ölgii Province: Difference between revisions

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'''Bayan-Ölgiy [[aymag]]''' (Mongolian: '''Баян Өлгий''', Kazak: '''Баян Өлгей''', also spelled in English as '''Bayan Ulgii''', '''Bayan Olgiy''', '''Bayan Olgii''', etc...) is one of the 21 [[provinces of Mongolia]]. It is located in the westernmost of [[Mongolia]]. Its capital is [[Ölgiy]].

Bayan-Ölgiy aymag was established in 1940. It is very different from the rest of the country. Unlike the rest of Mongolia the main population in this aymag is [[Kazakh]]. Thus the speech, religion, and customs of the people are very different.