Sükhbaatar (city)

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Sükhbaatar (city) Сүхбаатар ᠰᠤᠻᠪᠠᠠᠲᠠᠷ
Sükhbaatar outskirts with Russian border in the background
Sükhbaatar (city) Location in Mongolia
Coordinates: 50°14′11″N 106°12′23″E / 50.23639°N 106.20639°E / 50.23639; 106.20639
Country	Mongolia
Province	Selenge Province
Population (2007)
• Total	19,224

Sükhbaatar (Mongolian: Сүхбаатар, ᠰᠤᠻᠪᠠᠠᠲᠠᠷ, Russian: Сухэ-Батор) is the capital of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia, on the Orkhon river.

City population is 19.224 (end of 2007^[1])

[edit] History

Museum of Selenge Province

The city was founded in 1940 and named after the Mongolian revolutionary leader Damdin Sükhbaatar.

[edit] Transport

Sükhbaatar is the northernmost station on the Trans-Mongolian Railway. The station on the opposite, Russian, side of the border is Naushki.

[edit] References

^ Official site of the Selenge aimag (version 2008)

v t e Sums of Selenge

Altanbulag Baruunbüren Bayangol Javkhlant Khüder Khushaat Mandal Orkhon Orkhontuul Sant Saikhan Shaamar Sükhbaatar Tsagaannuur Tüshig Yeröö Züünbüren

v t e Provincial capitals of Mongolia

Capital: Ulaanbaatar

Choir, Govisümber Mandalgovi, Dundgovi Dalanzadgad, Ömnögovi Baruun-Urt, Sükhbaatar Sainshand, Dornogovi Altai, Govi-Altai Bulgan, Bulgan Öndörkhaan, Khentii Choibalsan, Dornod Ulaangom, Uvs Uliastai, Zavkhan Erdenet, Orkhon Bayankhongor, Bayankhongor Zuunmod, Töv Khovd, Khovd Darkhan, Darkhan-Uul Tsetserleg, Arkhangai Ölgii, Bayan-Ölgii Sükhbaatar, Selenge Arvaikheer, Övörkhangai Mörön, Khövsgöl

Coordinates: 50°14′11″N 106°12′23″E / 50.23639°N 106.20639°E / 50.23639; 106.20639

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