Why is Mongolia called The Land of the Blue Sky? Please give me a website source.
I don't know about Mongolia, but ancient Turks worshipped the Sky God, Gok Tengri. Gok also means the colour blue. People there must be feeling a different respect for the sky. Sleeping with Cannibals | Travel | Smithsonian Magazine::
The land will split apart, there will be fire and thunder, and mountains will drop from the sky. Hall illuminates the murky waters of the deep blue sea
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Galloping in the Hoofprints of Genghis Khan in Mongolia - New York Times::
wilderness area around Khovsgol Lake, a 1,065-square-mile patch of pristine blue water, in northern Mongolia. in the Land of the Eternal Sky (May 8, 2005)
http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/08/06/travel/06explorer.htcience/Topics/AnimalsHOME |
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Land of the Blue Sky
Sandwiched between Russia and China, Mongolia is on a plateau with an average elevation of 5,180 feet (1,580 meters). Natural beauty abounds; the country is called the "Land of the Blue Sky," because it enjoys over 250 sunny days a year.
A Journey in Southern Siberia: Chapter X. The Gods of the Buriats::
Our great story is from the sky,—the story of Gesir Bogdo. a broad steppe called Urundashéi, turned itself into a blue bull, and bellowed
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Symbols of Tibetan Buddhism::
In Mongolia, the people often offer blue khatas. the mountain is called Tise and is believed to be the seat of the Sky Goddess Sipaimen.
http://buddhism.kalachakranet.org/symbols_tibet_buddhism.htmHOME |
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Why is Mongolia called The Land of the Blue Sky?