Uvs Province
Uvs (Mongolian: Увс аймаг) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. It is located in the west of the country, 1336 km away from the national capital Ulaanbaatar. Its capital is Ulaangom which lies 936m above sea level.
The province is named after Mongolia's biggest lake, Uvs Lake.
Read more about Uvs Province: Geography, Population, History, Administrative Subdivision
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