Sonid Right Banner

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Sonid Right Banner
苏尼特右旗ᠰᠥᠨᠡᠳᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
Banner
Chahan Aobao military base southwest of Zhurihe Township.
Chahan Aobao military base southwest of Zhurihe Township.
Sonid Right Banner in Xilin Gol
Sonid Right Banner in Xilin Gol
Xilin Gol in Inner Mongolia
Xilin Gol in Inner Mongolia
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionInner Mongolia
LeagueXilin Gol
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Sonid Right Banner (Mongolian: ᠰᠥᠨᠡᠳ ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ Söned Baraɣun qosiɣu; simplified Chinese: 苏尼特右旗; traditional Chinese: 蘇尼特右旗; pinyin: Sūnítè Yòu Qí) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Dornogovi Province of the Republic of Mongolia to the northwest. It is under the administration of Xilin Gol League. Sunud Mongols inhabit it.

History[]

Map including modern-day Sonid Right Banner area (AMS, 1962)

For a few months in 1945, it was the capital of the Inner Mongolian People's Republic, before it was taken over by the Communist Chinese government.

Townships[]

  • (Banner seat)
  • Zhurihe

References[]

Coordinates: 42°44′49″N 112°39′36″E / 42.74694°N 112.66000°E / 42.74694; 112.66000


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