Mongolian aimags and the capital municipality, found on the map
Find all 21 aimags plus Ulaanbaatar. Zoom in for Orkhon, Darkhan-Uul and Govisümber, and connect the boundaries with their administrative centres.
22 to find, 8 a run.
3 rounds, 6 of 8 to pass each. Pass one and its places are yours.
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Every one on the map
Every place listed below can be asked in this game. Places you find in a passed round drop out of your remaining pool.
- Arkhangai
- Bayan-Ölgii
- Bayankhongor
- Bulgan
- Darkhan-Uul
- Dornod
- Dornogovi
- Dundgovi
- Govi-Altai
- Govisümber
- Khentii
- Khovd
- Khövsgöl
- Ömnögovi
- Orkhon
- Övörkhangai
- Selenge
- Sükhbaatar
- Töv
- Ulaanbaatar
- Uvs
- Zavkhan
What the map tells you about each one
The paragraph the game shows when you find each one. Reading them first is not cheating.
- Arkhangai
- Arkhangai is one of Mongolia’s 21 aimags. Its administrative centre is Tsetserleg. Look for it in the central Khangai mountains, west of Bulgan and north of Övörkhangai.
- Bayan-Ölgii
- Bayan-Ölgii is one of Mongolia’s 21 aimags. Its administrative centre is Ölgii. Look for it in the far west beside Russia and China, west of Uvs and Khovd.
- Bayankhongor
- Bayankhongor is one of Mongolia’s 21 aimags. Its administrative centre is Bayankhongor. Look for it from the Khangai south to the Chinese border, east of Govi-Altai.
- Bulgan
- Bulgan is one of Mongolia’s 21 aimags. Its administrative centre is Bulgan. Look for it in the north around small Orkhon aimag, east of Arkhangai and west of Selenge.
- Darkhan-Uul
- Darkhan-Uul is one of Mongolia’s 21 aimags. Its administrative centre is Darkhan. Look for it around Darkhan in the north, inside Selenge and between Erdenet and Sükhbaatar.
- Dornod
- Dornod is one of Mongolia’s 21 aimags. Its administrative centre is Choibalsan. Look for it in the far east, along Russia and China, north of Sükhbaatar aimag.
- Dornogovi
- Dornogovi is one of Mongolia’s 21 aimags. Its administrative centre is Sainshand. Look for it in the southeastern Gobi beside China, south of Govisümber and west of Sükhbaatar aimag.
- Dundgovi
- Dundgovi is one of Mongolia’s 21 aimags. Its administrative centre is Mandalgovi. Look for it in the middle Gobi, south of Töv and north of Ömnögovi.
- Govi-Altai
- Govi-Altai is one of Mongolia’s 21 aimags. Its administrative centre is Altai. Look for it in the southwest between Khovd and Bayankhongor, south of Zavkhan.
- Govisümber
- Govisümber is one of Mongolia’s 21 aimags. Its administrative centre is Choir. Look for it around Choir, northeast of Dundgovi and north of Dornogovi.
- Khentii
- Khentii is one of Mongolia’s 21 aimags. Its administrative centre is Chinggis. Look for it east of Töv and west of Dornod, from the Khentii mountains towards the eastern steppe.
- Khovd
- Khovd is one of Mongolia’s 21 aimags. Its administrative centre is Khovd. Look for it in the western Altai, south of Bayan-Ölgii and Uvs, beside Lake Khar-Us.
- Khövsgöl
- Khövsgöl is one of Mongolia’s 21 aimags. Its administrative centre is Mörön. Look for it in the far north around Lake Khövsgöl, north of Arkhangai and Bulgan.
- Ömnögovi
- Ömnögovi is one of Mongolia’s 21 aimags. Its administrative centre is Dalanzadgad. Look for it in the far south, below Dundgovi and west of Dornogovi, along China.
- Orkhon
- Orkhon is one of Mongolia’s 21 aimags. Its administrative centre is Erdenet. Look for it around Erdenet, enclosed by Bulgan and west of Darkhan-Uul.
- Övörkhangai
- Övörkhangai is one of Mongolia’s 21 aimags. Its administrative centre is Arvaikheer. Look for it in the central south around Arvaikheer and Kharkhorin, below Arkhangai.
- Selenge
- Selenge is one of Mongolia’s 21 aimags. Its administrative centre is Sükhbaatar. Look for it along the northern Russian border, surrounding Darkhan-Uul and north of Töv.
- Sükhbaatar
- Sükhbaatar is one of Mongolia’s 21 aimags. Its administrative centre is Baruun-Urt. Look for it on the southeastern steppe, below Dornod and east of Dornogovi.
- Töv
- Töv is one of Mongolia’s 21 aimags. Its administrative centre is Zuunmod. Look for it around the separate Ulaanbaatar municipality, between Bulgan, Khentii and Dundgovi.
- Uvs
- Uvs is one of Mongolia’s 21 aimags. Its administrative centre is Ulaangom. Look for it in the northwest around Lake Uvs, east of Bayan-Ölgii and west of Khövsgöl.
- Zavkhan
- Zavkhan is one of Mongolia’s 21 aimags. Its administrative centre is Uliastai. Look for it in the western Khangai, north of Govi-Altai and west of Arkhangai.
- Ulaanbaatar
- Ulaanbaatar is the national capital and a separate municipality. It is surrounded by Töv aimag but is not part of its map answer.
How this one works
How many aimags and the capital municipality are on the map?
22. Every one of them is on the map, and a run asks 8 of them. Pass a round and the places you found in it drop out of the pool, so the next run is what you have left.
What is a round?
A run of 8 questions, and 6 right passes it. 3 rounds cover the whole map, and the counter at the top of the Mongolia page counts the ones behind you. Passing is what banks a round's finds: miss the mark and nothing is taken off the map, so every place that round asked about is still there to be asked again. A round is always the places you have not found yet, and when fewer than five are left it is topped up with a few you have found as review, so the last round is never one or two questions. Three quarters of it passes it.
Can I start the map over?
Yes. "Reset this map" under the counter puts all 22 back in the pool and sets the rounds to zero the moment you press it, so the whole map is there to be found again from nothing. It clears this map only; the other maps of Mongolia keep their progress.
Do I need an account?
No. The game plays in the page, and a guest's progress is kept in their own browser. Signing in carries it between devices and earns XP for a run.
What happens when I get one wrong?
The map names what you actually hit, then lights up the right answer in green and tells you something about the place. Missing one is how most of this map gets learned.
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