Davst District
Davst is a sum of Uvs Province in western Mongolia, bordering Russia in the north. The reason it is called "salty" is that there is the biggest natural salt rock deposit in the country.Davst District
- Type: Town
- Also known as: “Davst”, “Davst Sum”, and “Давст ᠳᠠᠪᠤᠰᠤᠲᠤ”
- Category: locality
- Location: Uvs Province, Mongolia, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
50.6106° or 50° 36′ 38″ north
Longitude
92.4045° or 92° 24′ 16″ east
Elevation
845 metres (2,772 feet)
Open location code
9M2JJC63+6Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Mongolian—“Davst District” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “达夫斯特苏木”
- French: “Davst sum”
- Japanese: “ダブスト”
- Mongolian: “Давст Сум”
- Mongolian: “Давст”
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