“Chuu!” I called—the Mongolian version of “giddy up,” but the half-wild horse I sat upon either didn’t understand or didn’t like my American accent. I traveled to Mongolia in August 2025 to see some ...

More than 600,000 nomadic herders have moved to the city in search of work after dzud. n Ulaanbatar, Mongolia, more than 600,000 nomadic herders have moved to the city in search of work after dzud, or ...

For herder Bayarduuren Zunduikhuu, it is also one of the busiest. “We wake up as the sun rises,” she says. “Spring is all about the cashmere harvest.” Like many members of Mongolia’s estimated 300,000 ...

When the Qing Empire fell, Outer Mongolia declared independence while Inner Mongolia remained part of China. Over a century ...

The fabric is made from the undercoats of the local goats, which develop a particularly tight fur to survive the harsh winters, where temperatures can drop as low as -40°C. In past decades, cashmere ...

For thousands of years, nomadic Mongolians have lived in gers – circular ‘yurt-like’ structures made of timber, felt, and canvas that are ideal for moveable life on the Steppe. Since 1990, due to ...

SUKHBAATAR, Mongolia — The half-crescent moon glowed in the predawn Mongolia sky as Agvaantogtokh and his family began preparing for yet another big move with their animals. On horseback, he rode to a ...

Ever seen a place that looks like Mars, but it’s right here on Earth? Welcome to the Flaming Cliffs, deep in Mongolia’s Gobi ...

(CNN) — In many travelers’ minds, Mongolia conjures images of vast plains, nomadic gers, desert landscapes and one of the most famous warriors of all time, Genghis Khan. Though the famed first khagan ...