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Sagsai District
Сагсай сум ᠰᠠᠭᠰᠠᠢᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
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| Country | Mongolia |
| Province | Bayan-Ölgii Province |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,139.99 km2 (1,212.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 4,945 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (UTC + 7) |
Sagsai (Mongolian: Сагсай) is a sum (district) of Bayan-Ölgii Province in western Mongolia. It is primarily inhabited by ethnic Kazakhs (Altaic Kazakhs). As of 2014 it had a population of 4945 people.[1]
The district is home to a large number of eagle hunters who use golden eagles to hunt foxes and hares.[2][3][4][5] Each year, Sagsai hosts the Altai Kazakh Eagle Festival and Sagsai Golden Eagle Festival on the last weekend of September to celebrate its heritage.[6]
- ^ "АЙМГИЙН ХҮН АМ, НИЙГМИЙН ЗАРИМ ҮЗҮҮЛЭЛТҮҮД" (PDF) (in Mongolian). Bayan-ulgii.nso.mn. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Eagle Festival Highlights Kazakh Culture in Mongolia". Eurasianet.
- ^ "International Journal of Intangible Heritage". International Journal of Intangible Heritage.
- ^ Soma, Takuya (2013). "Falconry Heritage: Ethnographic study of Altaic Kazakh falconers" (PDF). Falco. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-17. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Altai Kazakh Eagle Festival (Sept 18-20, 2020)". December 28, 2012.