“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 ...

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

ULAANBAATAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - With about 100 sheep and goats, Jugder Samdan makes just enough to scrape by as a nomadic herder in Mongolia, basking in the sun as he watches over his ...

Yandag, part of a herder family, sits next to a bowl of clotted cream she is making in her ger (yurt) near the Khogno Khan Uul Nature Reserve in central Mongolia. Stuart Leavenworth TNS A few weeks ...

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In the vast, snowy Mongolian countryside, nomadic herders are combing through the hair shed by their yak. It used to be that they would throw away the hair -- until Nancy Johnston persuaded them it ...

GOBI DESERT, Mongolia (Reuters) - The carcass of a freshly slaughtered goat lies under the bed in a nomadic family's ger in Mongolia as the sleeping bags of visitors are rolled out on the floor next ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mongolia is regarded as one of Asia’s most compelling travel destinations. In 2024, the north eastern country saw a record-breaking 808,000 international visitors. From the bustling capital of ...