The Selenge Aimag is located in the northern part of Mongolia in the beautiful basin of Orkhon and Selenga rivers. It borders on north with the Russian Autonomous Republic of Buryatia. The territory of the Selenge aimag is divided into 17 soums, 3 towns and 3 villages. The Selenge aimag has relatively better developed agriculture, industry and infrastructure than other aimags of Mongolia.The Selenge aimag produces 40 to 56 per cent of grain of Mongolia.Selenge aimag’s population is 94,590.There is a lot to see in Selenge.You can see Altanbulag’s museum,Russia and Mongolian border and Amarbayasgalant monastery.The star attraction of Selenge aimag, this monastery is considered the second most important in Mongolia (after Erdene Zuu Khiid in Kharkhorin) and the most intact architectural complex in Mongolia. The communists found a way out here in the late 1930s, but 'only' destroyed 10 out of the 37 temples and statues, possibly because of sympathetic and procrastinating local military commanders. The monastery was extensively restored between 1975 and 1990 with the help of Unesco.