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Mongolia is divided into 21 aymags or provinces. Aimaq (also spelled aimag, and aimak) is the Mongolian word for province, and date from the period of Qing Dynasty domination over Outer Mongolia. Ths system was continued with even when independence was gained.

See ISO 3166-2:MN for their ISO 3166-2 codes.

List of aymags

(capitals in parentheses):

Additionally, the capital, Ulaanbaatar, ranks as a municipality.

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	'''Mongolia is divided into 21 [[aymag]]s''' or [[province]]s. ''Aimaq'' (also spelled ''aimag'', and ''aimak'') is the Mongolian word for ''[[province]]''. ~~Because~~ ~~[[Mongolia]]~~ ~~was~~ a ~~province~~ of [[~~China~~]] ~~though,~~ ~~it was divided into ''aimaqs'' (prefectures of the province of~~ [[Outer Mongolia]]). Ths system was continued with even when independence was gained.		'''Mongolia is divided into 21 [[aymag]]s''' or [[province]]s. ''Aimaq'' (also spelled ''aimag'', and ''aimak'') is the Mongolian word for ''[[province]]'', and date from the period of [[Qing Dynasty]] domination over [[Outer Mongolia]]. Ths system was continued with even when independence was gained.

	See [[ISO 3166-2:MN]] for their [[ISO 3166-2]] codes.		See [[ISO 3166-2:MN]] for their [[ISO 3166-2]] codes.