Khövsgöl Province

The round-topped Tarvagatai, Bulnain, and Erchim sub-ranges of the Khangai massif dominate the south and southwest of the largely mountainous province, and north and west of Lake Khövsgöl lie the alpine Khoridol Saridag, Ulaan Taiga, and Mönkh Saridag mountains. The central and eastern parts of the province are less mountainous, but still hilly.^{[citation needed]}

The region is well known in Mongolia for its natural environment,^{[citation needed]} and Lake Khövsgöl is one of the country's major tourist attractions. The largest forests of Mongolia are located around and to the north of the lake, extending the South Siberian taiga.^{[citation needed]}

The aimag was founded in 1931. Khatgal was the administrative center until 1933; since then it has been Mörön.^{[citation needed]}

The region is home to many ethnic minority groups: Darkhad, Khotgoid, Uriankhai, Buriad, and Tsaatan. Both the Darkhad and Tsaatan are famous for their practice of shamanism.

In 2018, the province contributed to 1.84% of the total national GDP of Mongolia.^[10]

The Mörön Airport (ZMMN/MXV) has one paved runway. It offers regular flights from and to Ulaanbaatar, and also serves as intermediate stop into the western Aimags.^{[citation needed]}

The Khatgal Airport (HTM) only runs scheduled flights from and to Ulaanbaatar in summer, offering a more direct approach to Lake Khövsgöl for the tourists.^{[citation needed]}

The road distance from Mörön to Ulaanbaatar is 690 km. A new paved road finished in fall 2012 now connects Mörön to Khatgal on Lake Khövsgöl.^{[citation needed]}

• Chingünjav, leader of an anti-Manchu rebellion in 1756/57;^{[citation needed]}
• The Jalkhanz Khutagt Damdinbazar, a prime minister of Mongolia in the early 1920s;^{[citation needed]}
• Öndör Gongor, a tall man with the gigantism condition in early-20th century Mongolia;^{[citation needed]}
• Gelenkhüü, an inventor and hero of local folklore;^{[citation needed]}
• Oyungerel Tsedevdamba, human rights advocate, first Mongolian to graduate from Stanford, first woman to join the Mongolian parliament;^{[citation needed]}
• Bayarjargal, conservationist and founder of Snow Leopard Conservation Foundation;^{[citation needed]}

Henning Haslund-Christensen, a Danish traveller and explorer, spent one or two years in a place that today is in Erdenebulgan sum in the early 1920s. Some locals believe that Alan Gua, an ancestor of Genghis Khan, hails from what is now Chandmani-Öndör.^{[citation needed]}

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  Landscape of Hubsugul province
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  Steppe flora of the province
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  Yurt locals
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  Nomadic cattle