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Mongolia: Ulgii Town
Mongolia: Ulgii Town
That's Ulgii, not Ugly, though admittedly this western Mongolia town's not a beauty spot. Ulgii is like Dodge City, 1848, except without the guns. We flew into Ulgii and spent a night in a ger camp -- our only ger camp this trip -- before heading up into the mountains. Since we were there, we checked out the mosque and the market. On the way back, after eight nights in tents (and five more coming) we stopped to make use of what was, to us, Ulgii's best feature: a public shower.
Ulgii Town
Mosque.
Western Mongolia is Kazakh territory, and the Kazakhs, about 9% of Mongolia's population, are Muslims. Their gers are wider and higher than Mongol gers, and slightly different in structure and decoration. Also, unlike Mongols, Kazakhs like and keep cats. After all, Mohammed did.
Cow in the market.
Cow found nothing it wanted.
Tea in the market.
Beauty products in the market.
Milk salesladies at the market.
Motorbike taxis wait for customers at the market.
Ger camp where we stayed.
My ger.
Ger camp friend.
Walls in a kazakh ger.
Kazakh ger roof.
Public shower, a beautiful sight.
Clean traveling companion.
That's Ulgii, not Ugly, though admittedly this western Mongolia town's not a beauty spot. Ulgii is like Dodge City, 1848, except without the guns. We flew into Ulgii and spent a night in a ger camp -- our only ger camp this trip -- before heading up into the mountains. Since we were there, we checked out the mosque and the market. On the way back, after eight nights in tents (and five more coming) we stopped to make use of what was, to us, Ulgii's best feature: a public shower.
Ulgii Town
Mosque.
Western Mongolia is Kazakh territory, and the Kazakhs, about 9% of Mongolia's population, are Muslims. Their gers are wider and higher than Mongol gers, and slightly different in structure and decoration. Also, unlike Mongols, Kazakhs like and keep cats. After all, Mohammed did.
Cow in the market.
Cow found nothing it wanted.
Tea in the market.
Beauty products in the market.
Milk salesladies at the market.
Motorbike taxis wait for customers at the market.
Ger camp where we stayed.
My ger.
Ger camp friend.
Walls in a kazakh ger.
Kazakh ger roof.
Public shower, a beautiful sight.
Clean traveling companion.
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