It wasn’t until 1921 that Naadam was officially declared an annual national holiday in Mongolia. For hundreds of years though, this trio of events – archery, horse riding and wrestling – was ...

(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 ...

Mongolian native Buyandelger Ganbaatar, country director of tour company Nomadic Expeditions, tells CNN that Naadam actually has over 2,000 years of history and it was originally a means of preparing ...

The Mongolian Naadam Festival starts this week. Naadam is an annual festival celebrated in Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and the Tuva Republic. Naadam showcases traditional games of horse racing, ...