Nomadic roots, urban lives: the young Mongolians leading a transition. Nomadic roots, urban lives: the young Mongolians leading a transition. 5 min read. July 22, 2024 - 3:43PM. AFP.

Since at least the 3rd Century CE, residents of the Mongolian steppe have survived by herding livestock and living off the land. Even today, roughly 40% of Mongolians are nomadic.Around one-third ...

In 2010, Naadam was added to the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. “Mongolian Naadam is inseparably connected to the nomadic civilization of the Mongols,” says the ...

Mongolia, with its vast steppes and rugged terrain, presents a unique way to explore its expanse: camelback expeditions ...

A quarter of Mongolia's 3.4 million people lead nomadic lives, according to the World Bank, but hundreds of thousands have ...

Naadam has been around for centuries, and is a quintessentially Mongolian festival. From its beginnings, as a strength ...

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Nomadic roots, urban lives: the young Mongolians leading a transition. Ulaanbaatar (AFP) – Freezing from horseback riding in the winter and helping her herder parents tend to livestock during ...

She has since studied a master's degree in Luxembourg, found work as a financial consultant, and made Mongolia's capital city Ulaanbaatar her family home after moving away from her nomadic roots ...

Freezing from horseback riding in the winter and helping her herder parents tend to livestock during summers spent outdoors -- Bat-Erdene Khulan vividly remembers her childhood on Mongolia's steppe.