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Cardboard cutouts erected in Ulaanbaatar during Naadam let tourists pose in traditional Mongolian dress. Credit: Depositphotos Subscribe for ads-free reading Every summer, from July 11 to 15, ...

The Naadam festival begins in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Friday. The annual Naadam festival is held through July 13 and focuses on the traditional sports of wrestling, archery and horse racing. The ...

Naadam is the biggest festival of the year for Mongolians. Although the event incorporates Mongolia's traditional nomadic, sporting, and military cultures, the three-day festival formally celebrates ...

Every year, Mongolians of all walks of life join an annual celebration of their sovereignty and cultural identity through a festival called Naadam. Rooted in ancient tradition, the festival is a ...

Reuters reports -- The Naadam Festival in Ulan Bator is the biggest event in the Mongolian calendar held from July 11 to 13, on the anniversary of the Mongolian revolution of 1921. Concerts, fairs and ...

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Mongolian native Buyandelger Ganbaatar, country director of tour company Nomadic Expeditions, tells CNN that Naadam actually has over 2,000 years of history and it was originally a means of preparing ...

(CNN) — In many travelers’ minds, Mongolia conjures images of vast plains, nomadic gers, desert landscapes and one of the most famous warriors of all time, Genghis Khan. Though the famed first khagan ...