Mongolia’s Bogd Khan Uul was originally protected by an ally of Genghis Khan and is home to Bronze Age petroglyphs, ...

“Chuu!” I called—the Mongolian version of “giddy up,” but the half-wild horse I sat upon either didn’t understand or didn’t like my American accent. I traveled to Mongolia in August 2025 to see some ...

The view in October from a hill in northern Ulaanbaatar overlooking one of the city's many ger (yurt) districts. The view in October from a hill in northern Ulaanbaatar overlooking one of the city's ...

Life for nomads in Mongolia is evolving as many transition from traditional herding to urban economic opportunities. Despite this, around 40% of Mongolians maintain a nomadic lifestyle, relocating at ...

DALANZADGAD, Mongolia (AP) — It was lunchtime on the steppe in Mongolia, the most sparsely populated country on Earth. So when our driver spotted a lone white yurt in the distance, we stopped for a ...

Nomadic herders have lived on the Mongolian steppe for centuries. Livestock production is the backbone of Mongolia's economy. But harsh climate conditions and the country's recent transition from ...

SUKHBAATAR, MongoliaSUKHBAATAR, Mongolia — For millennia, herders in Mongolia and their animals have lived and died together in the country’s vast grasslands, slowly shaping one of the last ...

It’s been two days since we left the glittering skyscrapers and flashy hotels of downtown Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia’s capital, and began our journey to the northeastern Khentii province — the birthplace ...