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Ulaanbaatar [b] is the capital and 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. [5]
Baghatur is a historical Turkic and Mongol honorific title, [1] in origin a term for "hero" or "valiant warrior".The Papal envoy Plano Carpini (c. 1185–1252) compared the title with the equivalent of European Knighthood.
This is a List of historical cities and towns of Mongolia. Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Ulaanbaatar, the capital and largest city, is home to about 45% of the population.
In Mongolia, an aimag is the first-level administrative subdivision. The country currently has 21 aimags. [1] The capital Ulan Bator is administered as an independent municipality. [2] During the Qing dynasty, Khalkha was subdivided into four aimags (Setsen Khan Aimag, Tüsheet Khan Aimag, Sain Noyon Khan Aimag and Zasagt Khan Aimag).
Ulaanbaatar was the site of demonstrations that led to Mongolia's transition to democracy and market economy in 1990. On December 10, 1989, protesters outside the Youth Culture Centre called for Mongolia to implement perestroika and glasnost in their full sense. Dissident leaders demanded free elections and economic reform.
This list includes cities in Mongolia of more than 7,500 inhabitants. The results are from the census of January 5, 2000 as well as from a population estimation for the end of 2008. If 2008 year data was not accessible, the closest and most reliable data was used and noted by an index.
English: Ulan Bator (Ulaanbaatar) city, Mongolia, 09-JUL-2017,European Space Agency Sentinel-2 satellite image, pixel resolution 10 m, near natural colours. Date:
The Green Palace (ᠨᠣᠭᠣᠭᠠᠨ ᠣᠷᠳᠣᠨ Nogoon Ordon) is the imperial winter residence of the Bogd Khan, ruler of Mongolia, located in Khan Uul, Ulaanbaatar. [1] It was also called the "Green Temple of the River" due its location. Inside the complex is the Bogd Khan Palace Museum, housed in the Winter Palace building. Alongside ...