Surface area:
9,300 ha
Elevation: 1,706 m
Protection
status: Unprotected.
Site description: The site comprises two groups of rocky
mountain, situated 20km away from each other in the middle of true desert and
semi-desert zones. There grow elm trees along dry riverbeds. Brushes and dry
steppe vegetations dominate between mountains and their surrounding areas. Tourist
camp operates at the site. Increasing livestock number is resulting to
degradation of pastureland. In dry years, many herders came to the site from
the south, leading to shortage and degradation of pastureland.
Importance for birds: Globally
Threatened bird species such as Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) and Lesser
Kestrel (F.naumanni) breed at
the site. Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) also common here. The mountains of the site
are favorable places for migratory birds to stopover.
Special flora and
fauna: Globally and
nationally threatened wildlife species such as Argali Ovis ammon,
Siberian Ibex (Capra sibirica), Mongolian Gazelle (Procapra
gutturosa) and Siberian Marmot (Marmota sibirica) occur at the site.