Ikhkhet

Ikhkhet () is a sum (district) of Dornogovi Province in south-eastern Mongolia. Zülegt fluorspar mine is located in the northern part of the sum. In 2009, its population was 2,176.

Geography

Ikhkhet is the northern most district in the province.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into three bags, which are:

• Bayan
• Burdene
• Zülegt

Notable natives

• Sharavyn Gungaadorj, the Prime Minister of Mongolia from March 21 to September 11, 1990, was born in Ikhkhet in 1935.

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