Bayan-Olgii

Bayan Olgii is the westernmost of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. The aimag was established in 1940. Its capital is Olgii.The aimag is located in the extreme west of the country, and shares borders with both Russia and China. The border between the two neighbouring countries is very short here, though, and ends after about 40 km at the eastern end of Kazakhstan. Within Mongolia, the neighbouring aimags are Uvs in the north east and Khovd in the south east.Bayan-Olgii is the highest Mongolian aimag. For the most part it is located in the Mongolian Altay, at the transition point to the Russian Altay. About 10% of the territory are covered by forests, consisting primarily of Siberian Larch.The Altai Tavan Bogd National Park covers 6,362 Square Kilometer and is located south of the highest mountain of Mongolia