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Ulaanbaatar

Ulaanbaatar — also Ulan Bator, UB, or in the local language, Khot — is the capital and the largest city of . With more than 1.6 million residents as of 2023, Ulaanbaatar is home to roughly half of Mongolia's population and serves as the starting point for pretty much all travel around Mongolia.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of Mongolia and Choijin Lama Temple Museum.

Museum
Photo: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The formerly known as the National Museum of Mongolian History is a history museum focusing on Mongolian history located in Chingeltei, .

Museum
Photo: Vadaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Choijin Lama Temple is a Buddhist monastery in Sükhbaatar District, , . The complex consists of six temples originally occupied by the brother of the ruler the Eighth Bogd Jetsun Dampa Khan, Choijin Lama Luvsankhaidav, who was the state oracle and 'Precious Wisdom and Clear Devotion' Khutugtu at the time.

Stadium
Photo: Mongolian Football Federation, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a in , .

Ulaanbaatar

Latitude
47.9156° or 47° 54′ 56″ north
Longitude
106.9156° or 106° 54′ 56″ east
Population
1,610,000
Elevation
1,299 metres (4,262 feet)
Open location code
8PV8WW88+66
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6615261886
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2028461
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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Ulaanbaatar” goes by many names.
  • French: “Oulan-Bator”
  • German: “Ulaanbaatar”
  • Kazakh: “Ұланбатыр”
  • Mongolian: “Ulaanbaatar Hot”
  • Mongolian: “Ulaanbaatar”
  • Portuguese: “Ulan Bator”
  • Russian: “Улан-Батор”
  • Spanish: “Ulán Bator”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Ulaanbaatar”. Photo: Brücke-Osteuropa, CC BY-SA 3.0.