Northern Mongolia
Northern Mongolia is a region in Mongolia.Photo: Altaihunters, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Erdenet and Darkhan.
Erdenet
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Erdenet, with a population of nearly 89,000, is the second largest city in Mongolia and capital of Orhon province. Erdenet is 375 km away from Ulaanbaatar city.
Darkhan
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Darkhan is the capital of Darkhan-Uul Province in northern Mongolia, and the second-largest city in the country.
Lake Khövsgöl
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Lake Khövsgöl is the largest freshwater lake in Mongolia by volume. It is near the northern border of Mongolia, about 200 km west of the southern end of Lake Baikal.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Mörön and Sühbaatar.
Mörön
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Mörön is the capital of Hövsgöl in Northern Mongolia, and a usual stopover en route due to its central location in the province.
Sühbaatar
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Sükhbaatar is the capital of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia, on the Orkhon river. As of late 2007, the city population is 19,224.
Bulgan
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Bulgan is a city in the Bulgan province of Mongolia. The city is home to several small museums and a small active monastery that occupies a temple built in 1876, with about 30 active monks just south of the city.
Tsagaannuur
Tsagaannuur is one of the most unique tourist destinations in Mongolia. 1050 km northwest of Ulaanbaatar and 280 km northwest of Mörön, it is the most reindeer farming concentrated sub district.Hutag-Ondor
Hutag-Ondor is a city in Bulgan Aimag in Northern Mongolia.Northern Mongolia
- Location: Mongolia, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude of center
49.74° or 49° 44′ 24″ northLongitude of center
102.9° or 102° 54′ eastWikidata ID
Q14227433
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Satellite Map
Discover Northern Mongolia from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Indonesian to Vietnamese—“Northern Mongolia” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Mongolia Utara”
- Italian: “Mongolia settentrionale”
- Russian: “Северная Монголия”
- Ukrainian: “Північна Монголія”
- Vietnamese: “Bắc Mông Cổ”
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