Khashaat

Khashaat District
Хашаат сум
ᠬᠠᠰᠢᠶ᠋ᠠᠲᠤᠰᠤᠮᠤ
District
Country Mongolia
Province Arkhangai Province
Time zone UTC + 8 (UTC+8)

Khashaat (Mongolian: Хашаат, "fenced") is a sum (district) of Arkhangai Province in central Mongolia. The economy is based on herding. Khashaat is primarily known for several monuments left by an ancient Turkic empire. Khashaat's terrain is steppe, with no woodland, unlike many other sums in Arkhangai.

Coordinates: 47°27′05″N 103°09′04″E / 47.45139°N 103.15111°E / 47.45139; 103.15111


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