Tolbo
District in Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tolbo (Mongolian: Толбо, Stain) is a sum (district) of Bayan-Ölgii Province in western Mongolia. It is primarily inhabited by ethnic Kazakhs. As of 2014 it had a population of 3939 people.[1]
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Tolbo District
Толбо сум ᠲᠣᠯᠪᠤᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
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The mosque in the administrative center of the Tolbo sum | |
Country | Mongolia |
Province | Bayan-Ölgii Province |
Area | |
• Total | 2,974.69 km2 (1,148.53 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 3,939 |
Time zone | UTC+7 (UTC + 7) |
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A large saline lake, Tolbo Lake, is located in the district, just north of the sum center. The lake was the site of the Battle of Tolbo Lake (1921) during the Russian Civil War where Bolsheviks and Mongolian allies defeated an army of White Russians.[2]