Gobisumber

Choiriin Bogd Mountain

Choiriin Bogd is a mountain located in Gobisumber province. Study of Buddhist philosophy is called Choir. As many learned scholarly monks used to travel the local monastery to discuss and debate, it came to be known as Choiriin Bogd. It came under state protection in 2011 to preserve the surrounding landscape which serves as home to many wildlife species. Wild argali population alone reaches 200.