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Ulan Bator, or Ulaanbaatar (Улаанбаатар, ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ [Ulaɣan Baɣatar]) in Mongolian, is the capital of Mongolia. In 2006 its population was estimated at roughly just under a million citizens. The city is situated north and slightly east of the center of Mongolia, on the Tuul River, a subtributary of the Selenga, in a valley at the foot of the mountain Bogda Uul. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 267 KB)Albert Hazan File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ...
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A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ...
Selenga River Delta from space, October 1994 The Selenga or Selenge (Mongolian: СÑлÑнгÑ, Russian: СеленгаÌ) is a river in Mongolia and Russia. ...
History
 The Opera House of Ulaanbaatar Founded in 1639, Ulan Bator, then Urga, was originally located at the site of the Buddhist monastery of Da Khuree (Mongolian: Даа хүрээ [Daa hüree]), around 400 km from the present Ulaanbaator in Arhangay Province and was the seat of the first Jebtsundamba, Zanabazar. It was moved often to various places along the Selenga, Orhon, and Tuul rivers until reaching its present location in the late 18th century. It prospered in the 1860s as a commercial center on the tea route between Russia and China and was the seat of the Qing amban in Mongolia. Mongolia first proclaimed its independence upon the collapse of the Manchu Empire in 1911 and the city became the capital of the new Mongolian People's Republic in 1924. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 253 KB)Albert Hazan File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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The Khalkha Jebtsundamba Khutughtu (also known as Javzandamba Hutagt in Khalkha Mongolian; also as Rje Btsun Dam Pa or Jetsun Dampa in Tibetan — all meaning lit. ...
The Orhon River (old Turkish Orkhon, also Orchon) is a river in Mongolia. ...
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Names of Ulan Bator Ulan Bator has had numerous names in its history. From 1639–1706 it was known as Urga (Mongolian: Өргөө [Örgöö] = “palace yurt”) and from 1706–1911 as Khuree (Mongolian: Хүрээ [Hüree] = “camp”) and later Ikh Khuree (Mongolian: Их Хүрээ [Ih Hüree] = “great camp”). Upon independence in 1911, with both the government and the Bogd Khan’s palace present, the city’s name changed again to Niislel Khuree (Mongolian: Нийслэл Хүрээ [Niislel Hüree] = “capital city”). When the city became the capital of the new Mongolian People's Republic in 1924, its name was changed to Ulaanbaatar ("red hero"), in honor of Mongolia's national hero Sühbaatar, who liberated Mongolia from Ungern von Sternberg's troops, Chinese rule, and called in the Soviet Red Army. His statue still adorns Ulan Bator's central square. In English, Ulan Bator was generally known as Urga (and sometimes Kuren) before 1924 and Ulan Bator afterwards. Events March 27 - Concluding that Emperor Iyasus I of Ethiopia had abdicated by retiring to a monastery, a council of high officials appoint Tekle Haymanot I Emperor of Ethiopia May 23 - Battle of Ramillies September 7 - The Battle of Turin in the War of Spanish Succession - forces of Austria and...
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The Khalkha Jebtsundamba Khutughtu (also known as Javzandamba Hutagt in Khalkha Mongolian; also as Rje Btsun Dam Pa or Jetsun Dampa in Tibetan — all meaning lit. ...
Sukh, ca 1920-1922 Suhbaatar (Mongolian: Сүхбаатар, also Sühbaatar, Sukhbaatar, Sukh, Sukhe-Bator) (February 2, 1893-February 22, 1923) was a Mongolian military leader known for his excellent horsemanship capabilities. ...
Roman Fyodorovich Ungern von Sternberg, ca 1919 Baron Roman Fyodorovich Ungern von Sternberg (Russian Роман Фёдорович Унгерн фон Штернберг) (January 22, 1886, new style — September 15, 1921) a. ...
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City administration Ulaanbaatar is divided into 9 districts. It is governed by a City council (Citizen's Representatives Hural) with 40 members, elected every 4 years. The City council appoints the Mayor. Current Mayor is Mr.Tsogt Batbayar.
Transport Interurban and International: Ulan Bator is served by the Chinggis Khaan International Airport (formerly Buyant Ukhaa Airport) and is connected by road (mostly unpaved and unmarked) to most of the major towns in Mongolia and by rail to the Trans-Siberian railway and Chinese railroad systems. Image File history File links Ulaanbaatar_train_station. ...
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Ulaanbaatar Station is located in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. ...
Chinggis Khaan International Airport (IATA: ULN, ICAO: ZMUB) is the international airport serving Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. ...
Trans-Siberian line in red; Baikal Amur Mainline in green. ...
Intra-urban: The national and municipal governments regulate a wide system of private transit providers which operate numerous bus lines around the city. Many of these buses are ancient Soviet vehicles though Japan and Korea have recently donated and sold modern buses to the city. A secondary transit system of microbuses (passenger vans) operates alongside these bus lines and competes directly, though generally illegally. In the last few years the city licensed an increasing number of marked taxicabs. However, most drivers in the city offer unregulated and occasional (informal) taxicab service to anyone who signals them.
Costs: Bus fares are regulated at about 200 tugrig; microbuses charge about 400 tugrig; taxicab fares are metered. Informal taxicab rates are negotiated before services are rendered, but sometimes no fare is charged (especially for tourists).
Colleges and universities Ulan Bator has 5 major universities: the National University of Mongolia, Science and Technological University of Mongolia, University of Health and Medical Science, Pedagogical University, and University of Art and Culture. There are also numbers of private and public colleges. A historical library contains a wealth of ancient Mongolian, Chinese, and Tibetan manuscripts. The National University of Mongolia (also known as the NUM) is Mongolias oldest and only comprehensive university and a leading center of sciences, education and culture. ...
A modern-style library in Chambéry In the traditional sense of the word, a library is a collection of books and periodicals. ...
Tibet (older spelling Thibet; Tibetan: བོད་, Bod, pronounced pö in Lhasa dialect; Chinese: 西è—, Pinyin: XÄ«zà ng or Chinese: è—区, Pinyin: Zà ngqÅ« [the two names are used with different connotations; see Name section below]) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ...
Geography
 Average temperature and precipitation in Ulaanbaatar Ulan Bator is located at 47°55′12″N, 106°55′12″E (47.92° N 106.92° E) on the Tuul Gol River. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
Sights - Natural History Museum
- Sühbaatar's mausoleum
- Gandantegchinlen Khiid Monastery, with a 25-meter-high statue of Migjid Janraisig
- Winter Palace of Bogd Khan
- Ulaanbaatar Opera House
Suhbaatars Mausoleum in front of Government House In Mongolias capital Ulaanbaatar, on the northern side of Sühbaatar square stands Sühbaatars Mausoleum. ...
The Khalkha Jebtsundamba Khutughtu (also known as Javzandamba Hutagt in Khalkha Mongolian; also as Rje Btsun Dam Pa or Jetsun Dampa in Tibetan — all meaning lit. ...
External links - City of Ulaanbaatar official site (mongolian)
- City council of Ulaanbaatar official site (mongolian)
- Mayor of Ulaanbaatar official site (mongolian)
- "Urga or Da Khuree" from A. M. Pozdneyev’s Mongolia and the Mongols
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