Sükhbaatar (city)
Sükhbaatar
Сүхбаатар ᠰᠦᠬᠡᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ | |
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Sükhbaatar District Сүхбаатар сум ᠰᠦᠬᠡᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷᠰᠤᠮᠤ | |
Sükhbaatar Location in Mongolia | |
Coordinates: 50°14′11″N 106°12′23″E / 50.23639°N 106.20639°E | |
Country | Mongolia |
Province | Selenge Province |
Founded | 1940 |
Area | |
• Total | 45.0 km2 (17.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,124 m (3,688 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 22,741 |
• Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Climate | Dwb |
Sükhbaatar (Mongolian: Сүхбаатар, ᠰᠤᠻᠪᠠᠠᠲᠠᠷ, Russian: Сухэ-Батор) is the capital of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia, on the Orkhon river. As of late 2007, the city population is 19,224.[1]
History[]
The city was founded in 1940 and named after the Mongolian revolutionary leader Damdin Sükhbaatar.
Transport[]
Sükhbaatar is the northernmost railway station on the Trans-Mongolian Railway in Mongolia. The first railway station on the Russian side of the border is Naushki.
Taxi service is available at the railway station and about a block north. Taxis offer service within Sükhbaatar as well as neighbouring Sums, like Shaamar (10,000- 15,000 tugs for whole car or 2,000 per person), you can also get a taxi to Darkhan for 8,000-10,000 tugs per person.
References[]
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Sühbaatar. |
- ^ Official site of the Selenge aimag (version 2008) Archived 2008-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
Coordinates: 50°14′11″N 106°12′23″E / 50.23639°N 106.20639°E
- Districts of Selenge Province
- Populated places established in 1940
- Aimag centers
- Mongolia–Russia border crossings
- 1940 establishments in Mongolia
- Mongolia geography stubs