Asia · East / Central Asia

Mongolia

Capital · Ulaanbaatar

The last great steppe — eagle hunters in the Altai and Gobi desert silence.

🇲🇳Ulaanbaatar
The essentials

Mongolia at a glance

Capital
Ulaanbaatar
Region
East / Central Asia
Currency
Tögrög (MNT)
Languages
Mongolian
Dialling code
+976
Plan around it

Public holidays & key dates in Mongolia

Dates shift year to year where a holiday follows a lunar or religious calendar. Check locally before you book flights or count on offices being open.

Jul 11–15Naadam FestivalWrestling, archery, horse racing
Dec 29Independence Day
Jan/FebTsagaan Sar date varies date variesLunar new year
Getting in

Visas for African passports

Entry rules for Mongolia differ sharply depending on which African passport you hold — visa-free for some nationalities, e-visa for others, embassy application for the rest.

The AfricAsia Passport Index checks every African passport against this destination, with the current route and a plain-language note on what officers ask for.

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On the ground

Ask before you land

Rent, agents, hospitals, halal and African groceries, church and mosque, where people actually meet on a Sunday — the answers live with the people already there.

The Mongolia channel in the Hub is free, open, and moderated by members who live in the country.

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