This is a Mongolian largest sand
dune reaching a height of 800 meter in some highest areas. The sand dunes in
Sevrei sum, South Gobi aimag, are called Khongoryn Els. These dunes are 20 km
wide and 100 km long. The Khongoryn River flows along the sand dunes and gives
birth to oases. The sand dune change the color with each hour of one day, from
yellow to silver to rise colored at dawn / sundown. This dune is considered one
of the biggest dunes with it is length of 180 km and width of 3-5 km. The dunes
make sound like plane engine in a windy day so it has been named as
"Singing Dunes".
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