Ömnögovi Province
Ömnögovi Province
Өмнөговь аймаг ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠭᠣᠪᠢᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭ | |
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Landscape in Ömnögovi Province | |
| Coordinates: 43°0′N 104°15′E / 43.000°N 104.250°E | |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Established | 1931 |
| Capital | Dalanzadgad |
| Area | |
• Total | 165,380.47 km2 (63,853.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 76,153 |
| • Density | 0.46/km2 (1.2/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | MNT 3,429 billion US$ 1.0 billion (2023) |
| • Per capita | MNT 45,028,216 US$ 13,202 (2023) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 |
| Area code | +976 (0)153 |
| ISO 3166 code | MN-053 |
| Vehicle registration | ӨМ_ |
| Website | www |
Ömnögovi (Mongolian: Өмнөговь Ömnögovǐ, South Gobi) is an aimag (province) of Mongolia, located in the south of the country, in the Gobi Desert. Ömnögovi is Mongolia's largest aimag. The capital is Dalanzadgad.
The province is rich in mineral deposits, including gold and copper. Agriculture is of minor importance. Vegetables are grown in some oases -for example, in Dal near Dalanzadgad.
As the aimag has various sights to offer, tourism is gaining importance. Ömnögovi includes several well known tourist areas, including the Flaming Cliffs, Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park and Khongoryn Els - The Singing Sand Dunes.