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What is Naadam? The story behind Mongolia’s ‘Three Manly Games’

Naadam is Mongolia's most important annual event, celebrated nationwide with sports and arts, drawing thousands of attendees and international tourists.
The festival takes place from July 11-13 in Ulaanbaatar's National Stadium, marking a significant cultural celebration for Mongolians.
Naadam was officially declared a national holiday in 1921 and added to UNESCO's List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010.
The Mongolian government extended the Naadam holiday to five days in 2020 to boost tourism, with 61 countries now on the visa-exempt list.

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What is Naadam? The story behind Mongolia’s ‘Three Manly Games’

By Maggie Hiufu Wong and Karla Cripps CNN (CNN) — In many travelers’ minds, Mongolia conjures images of vast plains, nomadic gers, desert landscapes and one of the most famous warriors of all time, Genghis Khan. Though the famed first khagan of the Mongol Empire died in 1227, his legendary pursuits continue to reverberate across this beautiful land. The country’s most important annual event, the Naadam festival, is no exception. Nowadays it’s th…

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