Mongolia
Central Mongolia
Övörhangay

Arvayheer

Arvaikheer, also spelt Arwaiheer is the capital of and one of the most central points of . It is a centre for traditional crafts, goat herding and equestrian sports, and hosts a large regional horse festival every year.
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  • Type: City with 27,200 residents
  • Description: Capital city and sum (district) of Övörkhangai Aimag, Mongolia
  • Also known as: “Arbai Khere”, “Arbay Heere”, “Arbay hure”, “Arbay Khere”, “Arbayin hure”, “Arbayin Khure”, “Arubai gere”, “Arvaikheer”, “Arwaïkheer”, “Obör Hangayin”, “Öbör Khangai”, “Ts’ai-ku-na Miao”, “Ts’ai-ku-na Ya-men”, “Ubur Khangaiin”, “Ubur Khangaün”, “Ubur Khangayin”, “Ubur-hangaajin”, and “Ubur-hangayin”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Arvaikheer Airport.

Aerodrome
is a public located in Arvaikheer, the capital of in . The official name in accordance with Mongolian AIP is UVURKHANGAI/Arvaikheer.

Arvayheer

Latitude
46.2682° or 46° 16′ 6″ north
Longitude
102.7863° or 102° 47′ 11″ east
Population
27,200
Elevation
1,838 metres (6,030 feet)
IATA airport code
AVK
United Nations Location Code
MN AVK
Open location code
8PR47Q9P+7G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 293967732
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
2032814
Wiki­data ID
Q717684
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Waray—“Arvayheer” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Arvaikheer”
  • Bashkir: “Арвайхээр”
  • Catalan: “Arvaikheer”
  • Cebuano: “Arvayheer (distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Arvayheer (kapital sa lalawigan)”
  • Cebuano: “Arvayheer”
  • Chinese: “Arvaikheer”
  • Chinese: “阿尔拜赫雷”
  • Chinese: “阿爾拜赫雷”
  • Chinese: “阿爾拜赫雷市”
  • Czech: “Arvajchér”
  • Dutch: “Arvajheer”
  • Esperanto: “Arvaikheer”
  • Estonian: “Arvajheer”
  • Finnish: “Arvaiheer”
  • French: “Arvaikheer”
  • French: “Arvayheer”
  • Georgian: “არვაიხეერი”
  • German: “Arwaicheer”
  • Hebrew: “ארבאיחר”
  • Hungarian: “Arvajhér”
  • Irish: “Arvaikheer”
  • Italian: “Arvajhėėr”
  • Japanese: “アルバイヘール”
  • Korean: “아르바이헤르”
  • Latvian: “Arvaihēra”
  • Lithuanian: “Arbaj Cherė”
  • Lithuanian: “Arvaicheris”
  • Lithuanian: “Arvajcheras”
  • Macedonian: “Арвајхер”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Arvaikheer”
  • Mongolian: “Arvayheer”
  • Mongolian: “Арвайхээр”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Arvaikheer”
  • Persian: “آربای‌خیر”
  • Persian: “آروایخیر”
  • Persian: “اروایخیر”
  • Polish: “Arwajcheer”
  • Portuguese: “Arvaikheer”
  • Russian: “Арвайхэр”
  • Russian: “Арвайхэрэ”
  • Russian: “Арвайхээр”
  • Spanish: “Arvaikheer”
  • Swedish: “Arvajcheer”
  • Swedish: “Arvayheer (distrikt i Mongoliet)”
  • Turkish: “Arvayker”
  • Ukrainian: “Арбай-Хере”
  • Ukrainian: “Арвайхеер”
  • Urdu: “آروائخیر”
  • Vietnamese: “Arvaikheer”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Arvaikheer”

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