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Autonomous region of China
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Inner Mongolia (Mandarin: 内蒙古, Nèi Měnggǔ; Mongolian: , Övör Mongol), officially known as Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region in northern China and is the main home of China's ethnic Mongol population. The region surrounds much of Mongolia to the south and a small portion of the region borders Russia to the north.
Western Inner Mongolia is in China.
Central Inner Mongolia is in China.
Eastern Inner Mongolia is in China.
By train
Many cities of Inner Mongolia are connected to the Chinese rail network giving access to the region from neighbouring provinces.
The central area of Inner Mongolia is connected to a rail route that spans form Liaoning and Jilin provinces through Tongliao city in the east of Inner Mongolia, on across the Trans-Mongolian railway at Jining (Inner…
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the largest city in the region and the main entry point for the traveller. It serves as the capital of the region and is often dubbed as the "Dairy Capital" of China.
on the Yellow River (Huang He)
the location of Arshihaty Stone Forest in the Hexigten UNESCO Global Geopark
Dongsheng is the home of cashmere sweaters produced in the Erdos Grasslands
border town on the Trans-Siberian railway
in the North
northern gateway to Russia
on the Yellow River
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