Sükhbaatar_(city)

Sükhbaatar (city)

Sükhbaatar (city)

Provincial capital of Selenge Province, Mongolia

Sükhbaatar (Mongolian: Сүхбаатар, 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]

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History

Museum of Selenge Province

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.

Climate

Sükhbaatar has a dry-winter warm-summer continental climate (Köppen Dwb).

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References

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Sühbaatar.
  1. [1]
    Official site of the Selenge aimag (version 2008) Archived 2008-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    "World Weather Information Service – Sukhbaatar". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved November 12, 2022.

50°14′11″N 106°12′23″E


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