They are regarded as a living encyclopaedia of Mongolian oral traditions and immortalize the heroic history of the Mongolian people.

UNESCO: Culture

After the 2008 poll he took the post of first deputy prime minister in a grand coalition with the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party election-winners.

BBC: Mongolia profile

Though most people have given up traditional Mongolian yurts for brick houses, deep stacks of cow manure behind the houses show a continued reliance on traditional methods of heating.

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