Word: bator
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...this year's celebrations, held on July 11 and 12, are being staged on a much grander scale in commemoration of the 800th anniversary of the founding of Genghis Khan's Mongol empire. Though festivities are organized all over the country, the biggest take place in the capital, Ulan Bator. A thousand horsemen will put on a spectacular equestrian show there on the festival eve, July 10. The next morning, Naadam will begin with a recital by 800 morin huur players (the morin huur, a two-stringed fiddle, is Mongolia's national instrument) and a performance by 800 singers...
...processing this directive] celebrations, held on July 11 and 12, are being staged on a much grander scale in commemoration of the 800th anniversary of the founding of Genghis Khan's Mongol empire. Though festivities are organized all over the country, the biggest take place in the capital, Ulan Bator...
ELECTED. MIYEEGOMBO ENKHBOLD, 41, chairman of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP); as Prime Minister of Mongolia; in Ulan Bator. The MPRP withdrew from the governing coalition last month to protest former Prime Minister Tsakhia Elbegdorj's economic policies, prompting Elbegdorj to resign and hundreds of supporters on both sides to rally outside parliament in freezing weather. Enkhbold, the former mayor of the capital, Ulan Bator, has promised to fight government corruption and attract investors to the mineral-rich country...
Even as his tenure comes to a close, Elbegdorj said he was proud of the accomplishments he has made since coming to power in August 2004. He cited the praise that President Bush lavished on his country during a November trip to Ulan Bator...
...will mostly likely be stepping into Elbegdorj’s office is Miyegombo Enkhbold, the MPRP chairman and former mayor of Ulan Bator. Elbegdorj won’t be joining his rival’s coalition...