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The World’s First National Park Isn’t in the US. It’s in Mongolia

KHAN-UUL, ULAANBAATAR, JUL 11 – Bogd Khan Uul has been protected since the 13th century to conserve native species and prevent exploitation, predating Yellowstone by nearly 100 years, experts say.

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By Lilit Marcus, CNN Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (CNN) — Many American schoolchildren grow up learning that Yellowstone was the world’s first national park. But across the globe in Mongolia, just south of the capital, Ulaanbaatar, a mountain holds a claim to the crown. Like many things in Mongolia, that mountain has a connection to Chinggis Khan (also known as Genghis Khan), who founded the Mongol empire in the 1200s and whose name and likeness are ub…

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KIFI broke the news in Idaho Falls, United States on Friday, July 11, 2025.
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