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Darkhan-Uul Province
Darkhan-Uul ( ; ) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. It is located in the northern part of the country. History The city Darkhan was founded on 17 October 1961 within Selenge Province, as a second industrial center to reduce migration pressure on the capital, Ulaanbaatar Ulaanbaatar is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities in Mongolia, most populous city of Mongolia. It has a population of 1.6 million, and it is the coldest capital city in the world by average yearly temperature. The municipa .... The Darkhan City was carved out of the Selenge Province in 1994 and was upgraded to Darkhan-Uul Province according to the Law on the Administrative Units of Mongolia and their Governance, which was passed through Parliament Resolution 32 of 1994. Geography The province has a total area of 3,270 km2. It is located at an elevation of 707 meters above sea level. The land of the province is agricultural (71.0%), forest (22.4%), water (0.7%) and other use (1. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Mongolia
__NOTOC__ Mongolia is divided into 21 provinces or aimags () and one provincial municipality. Each aimag is subdivided into several Districts of Mongolia, districts.Montsame News Agency. ''Mongolia''. 2006, Foreign Service office of Montsame News Agency, , p. 46 The modern provinces have been established since 1921. The capital, Ulaanbaatar, is governed as an independent provincial municipality separate from Töv Province, inside which it is situated. List of provinces See also *ISO 3166-2:MN, ISO 3166-2 codes for Mongolia *Lists of political and geographic subdivisions by total area *List of Mongolian provinces by GDP References External links Provinces of Mongolia at statoids.com {{Authority control Provinces of Mongolia, Subdivisions of Mongolia Lists of administrative divisions, Mongolia, Provinces Administrative divisions in Asia, Mongolia 1 First-level administrative divisions by country, Provinces, Mongolia Mongolia geography-related lists cs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orkhon, Darkhan-Uul
Orkhon () is a sum (district) of Darkhan-Uul Province in northern Mongolia. In 2009, its population was 3,185., being the northernmost city in the Darkhan-Uul Province. Population At the 2009 population census, Orkhon was the least populated city in the Darkhan-Uul Province with a estimated population of 3,185 Administrative divisions The district is divided into two bags A bag, also known regionally as a sack, is a common tool in the form of a floppy container, typically made of cloth, leather, bamboo, paper, or plastic. The use of bags predates recorded history, with the earliest bags being lengths of animal s ..., which are: * Bayan-Ulziit * Enkhtal References Districts of Darkhan-Uul Province {{Mongolia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darkhan-Uul Province
Darkhan-Uul ( ; ) is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. It is located in the northern part of the country. History The city Darkhan was founded on 17 October 1961 within Selenge Province, as a second industrial center to reduce migration pressure on the capital, Ulaanbaatar Ulaanbaatar is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities in Mongolia, most populous city of Mongolia. It has a population of 1.6 million, and it is the coldest capital city in the world by average yearly temperature. The municipa .... The Darkhan City was carved out of the Selenge Province in 1994 and was upgraded to Darkhan-Uul Province according to the Law on the Administrative Units of Mongolia and their Governance, which was passed through Parliament Resolution 32 of 1994. Geography The province has a total area of 3,270 km2. It is located at an elevation of 707 meters above sea level. The land of the province is agricultural (71.0%), forest (22.4%), water (0.7%) and other use (1. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Establishments In Mongolia
The year 1994 was designated as the "International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Charter, Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitting December 31. This was due to an adjustment of the International Date Line by the Kiribati government to bring all of its territories into the same calendar day. Events January * January 1 ** The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is established. ** Beginning of the Zapatista uprising in Mexico. * January 8 – ''Soyuz TM-18'': Valeri Polyakov begins his 437.7-day orbit of the Earth, eventually setting the world record for days spent in orbit. * January 11 – The Irish government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the Provisional Irish Republican Army and its political arm Sinn Féin. * January 14 – U.S. President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin sign the Kremlin accords, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trans-Mongolian Railway
The Trans-Mongolian Railway (, ) connects Ulan-Ude on the Trans-Siberian Railway in Buryatia, Russia, with Ulanqab in Inner Mongolia, China, via Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. It was completed in 1956, and runs from northwest to southeast with major stations at Naushki/ Sükhbaatar on the Russian border, Darkhan, Züünkharaa, Choir, Sainshand, and Zamyn-Üüd/ Erenhot on the Chinese border, where the railway changes from single-track to double-track and its gauge changes from 1,520 mm Russian gauge to 1,435 mm standard gauge. The railway also has important branch lines to Erdenet and Baganuur. History Railway development came late to Mongolia. In 1937, a line was built from Ulan-Ude in the Soviet Union to Naushki on the border with Mongolia. In 1939, a paved road was extended to Ulaanbaatar, the country's capital. Construction of a rail line from Naushki to Ulaanbaatar was delayed by World War II, and completed in November 1949. The Soviet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erdenet
Erdenet (; , 'precious, valuable') is the third-largest city in Mongolia and the provincial capital of Orkhon. Located in the northern Mongolia, it lies in a valley between the Selenge and Orkhon rivers about ( as the crow flies) northwest of Ulaanbaatar, Darkhan, the capital. The road length between Ulaanbaatar and Erdenet is about . As of the 2018 census, the city had a population of 98,057. History Erdenet, one of the youngest settlements in Mongolia, was founded in 1974Michael Kohn: ''Mongolia'', p. 142, London (2008) in an area where large deposits of copper had been discovered in the 1950s. A single-track railway line with a length of linking Erdenet to the Trans-Mongolian Railway was inaugurated in 1977. In the middle of the 1980s, more than 50% of the inhabitants were Russians working as engineers or miners. After the fall of Soviet Communism in 1990, however, most Russians left Erdenet. Today, about 10% of the population is Russian. Erdenet Mining Corporation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darkhan Metallurgical Plant
The Darkhan Metallurgical Plant (DMP; ) is a metallurgy plant in Darkhan, Darkhan-Uul Province, Mongolia. History The construction of the plant started in 1990. The plant then came into operation in 1994. Production The plant acquires the raw iron ore Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the f ... from the nearby Tumurtolgoi Iron Ore Mine in Khongor District. It produces 100,000 tons of steel products and 2.5 million tons of iron ore concentrate annually. References External links * 1994 establishments in Mongolia Buildings and structures in Darkhan-Uul Province Darkhan (city) Industrial buildings completed in 1994 Industrial buildings in Mongolia Metallurgy {{Mongolia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kharaa River
Kharaa River () is a river in central northern Mongolia. It starts in a confluence between Sögnögör River and Mandal River near the center of Batsümber sum in Töv aimag, and then continues in a roughly north-western direction through Selenge aimag. On the last stretch it flows through the Darkhan-Uul aimag, running along its western border and passing the city of Darkhan before entering the Orkhon River near the northern tip of the aimag. History The river overflew in 1973 and 2006 which caused flooding to the surrounding area. Geology The river has a length of 362 km. Usage In 2014, around 0.5 million m3 of water was withdrawn from the river for domestic, livestock, cropland and industrial use. See also *List of rivers of Mongolia This is a list of notable rivers of Mongolia, arranged geographically by river basin. The Mongolian words for river are () and (), with the latter usually used for larger rivers. The Mongolian names also occasionally have a geni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharyngol, Darkhan-Uul
Sharyngol (; ) is a Sums of Mongolia, sum (district) of Darkhan-Uul Province in northern Mongolia. The 2010 population census estimated population for Sharyngol is 7,795, being one of the most populous cities in northern Mongolia. Population Sharyngol (Шарынгол) has shown a decrease in population since the 2000 population census, decreasing from 8,902 (2000) to 7,795 (2010). Sharyngol is the second most populated city in the Darkhan-Uul Province after the capital Darkhan (city) Climate and Geography Sharyngol is largely a cold city, with hot summers and very cold winters. situated in the north of Mongolia, the terrain in Sharyngol is largely surrounded by mountains; in the south of the Darkhan-Uul Province, it is located 218 km (135 miles) from the capital Ulaanbaatar. Administrative divisions The district is divided into three bags of Mongolia, bags, which are: * Darkhan * Khairkhan * Sanjint Notable Structures Sharyngol has had a coal mine for almost half ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khongor, Darkhan-Uul
Khongor (, ''soft'' or ''sweetheart'') is a sum (district) of Darkhan-Uul Province in northern Mongolia. The sum center has railway station on the Ulan-Ude - Ulaanbaatar - Beijing line. The most important railway station is 13 km south of the sum center, where at Salkhit settlement Salkhit - Erdenet Erdenet (; , 'precious, valuable') is the third-largest city in Mongolia and the provincial capital of Orkhon. Located in the northern Mongolia, it lies in a valley between the Selenge and Orkhon rivers about ( as the crow flies) northwest o ... line starts. In 2007, Khongor was the scene of an apparently massive contamination case that involved sodium cyanide and mercury compounds, materials used for small-scale gold mining. The case aroused considerable attention in the national media, and it was even discussed to relocate the settlement. On 24 July 1999, Khongor recorded a temperature of , which is the highest temperature that has ever been recorded in Mongolia. Eco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darkhan (city)
Darkhan (; ) is the capital of Darkhan-Uul Province in northern Mongolia, and the second-largest city in the country. History On October 17, 1961, the city of Darkhan was built with extensive economic assistance from the Comecon. As its name implies, the city was originally conceived to be a manufacturing site for Mongolia's northern territory. Poland, Polish specialists built a woodworking plant, brickworks and a Lime (material), lime factory in Darkhan. Hungary, Hungarians built a meat factory, opened in 1974. In 1985, the city housed the List of tallest buildings in Mongolia, tallest building in the country when a 16-story apartment was opened. The city remains a mostly industrial centre and is the home of some 82% of Darkhan-Uul Province's population. As with most urban Mongols, some 86% of the city's population live in residential apartments, with the remaining population living in yurts (gers) on the outskirts of the city. Geography With an elevation of , Darkhan is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongolian Language
Mongolian is the Prestige (sociolinguistics), principal language of the Mongolic languages, Mongolic language family that originated in the Mongolian Plateau. It is spoken by ethnic Mongols and other closely related Mongolic peoples who are native to modern Mongolia and surrounding parts of East Asia, East, Central Asia, Central and North Asia. Mongolian is the official language of Mongolia and Inner Mongolia and a recognized language of Xinjiang and Qinghai. The number of speakers across all its dialects may be 5–6 million, including the vast majority of the residents of Mongolia and many of the Mongols in China, ethnic Mongol residents of the Inner Mongolia of China. In Mongolia, Khalkha Mongolian is predominant, and is currently written in both Cyrillic script, Cyrillic and the traditional Mongolian script. In Inner Mongolia, it is dialectally more diverse and written in the traditional Mongolian script. However, Mongols in both countries often use the Latin script for conve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
