Gandan
Gandan is a suburb in Ulaanbaatar, Central Mongolia. Gandan is situated nearby to the suburb Baga Toirog, as well as near Dari-Ekh.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gandantegchinlen Monastery and Gesar Temple.
Gandantegchinlen Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gandantegchinlen Monastery, also known as Gandan Monastery, is a Buddhist monastery in Bayangol District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It was founded in 1809, closed amid persecutions in 1939, and from 1944 to 1989 was the country's only active monastery.
National Museum of Mongolia
Museum
Photo: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Museum of Mongolia formerly known as the National Museum of Mongolian History is a history museum focusing on Mongolian history located in Chingeltei, Ulaanbaatar.
Gandan
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: Ulaanbaatar, Central Mongolia, Mongolia, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
47.9204° or 47° 55′ 13″ northLongitude
106.89491° or 106° 53′ 42″ eastOpen location code
8PV8WVCV+5XOpenStreetMap ID
node 4290728384OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
“Gandan” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Гандан”
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