Ikh-Uul, Khövsgöl

Ikh-Uul (Mongolian: Их-Уул, literally "great mountain") is a sum of Khövsgöl aimag. The area is about 2,020 km², of which 1,350 km² are pasture and about 11 km² are farmland. In 2000, the sum had 3959 inhabitants, mainly Khalkha and Khotgoid. The center, officially named Selenge (Mongolian: Сэлэнгэ), is situated close to the Selenge river, 112 km east of Mörön and 589 kilometers from Ulaanbaatar.