Sharga District
Шарга сум
ᠰᠢᠷᠭ᠎ᠠᠰᠤᠮᠤ
CountryMongolia
ProvinceGovi-Altai Province
Area
  Total5,566 km2 (2,149 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (UTC + 8)

Sharga (Mongolian: Шарга) is a sum (district) of Govi-Altai Province in western Mongolia. The area has one of the last two populations of the Mongolian saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica mongolica), which is protected in Sharga Nature Reserve. In 2009, its population was 1,921.[1]

References

46°16′07″N 95°16′21″E / 46.26861°N 95.27250°E / 46.26861; 95.27250


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