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Khan Uul (Mongolian: Хан-Уул, khan mountain) is one of nine Düüregs (districts) of the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar. It is subdivided into 14 Khoroos (subdistricts). Khan Uul [ 2 ] is located in the south, at the foot of one of the four hills of Ulaanbaatar, the Bogd Khan Uul .
Ulaanbaatar is located at about 1,350 metres (4,430 ft) above mean sea level, slightly east of the center of Mongolia, on the Tuul River, a sub-tributary of the Selenge, in a valley at the foot of the mountain Bogd Khan Uul. Bogd Khan Uul is a broad, heavily forested mountain rising 2,250 metres (7,380 ft) to the south of Ulaanbaatar.
There were 26 Presidents of the Khan Uul Assembly starting from Tusheet Khan Vanjildorj (1728-1732) till Puntsagtseren (1914-1921). There were also a total 30 Deputy Presidents or Speakers. [ 4 ] The 2nd Jebtsundamba Khutuktu was born at Mount Songinokhairkhan in present-day Ulaanbaatar in 1724 as the son of Darkhan Chin Wang Dondovdorj and ...
Map of the districts of Ulaanbaatar. Ulaanbaatar is divided into nine düüregs (Mongolian: Дүүрэг) or municipal districts: Baganuur, Bagakhangai, Bayangol, Bayanzürkh, Chingeltei, Khan Uul, Nalaikh, Songino Khairkhan and Sükhbaatar. Each district is subdivided into khoroos, of which there are 204. [1] Each düüreg also serves as a ...
Area. 67,300 ha (260 sq mi) Established. 1996. Bogd Khan Uul Biosphere Reserve is a nature reserve situated to the south of Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia. It is in the southern part of the forest steppe zone and is in the Khentii Mountains area. It includes Bogd Khan Mountain, and was designated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1996.
Mount Bogd Khan Uul was already protected during Zanabazar's time. Zanabazar was said to have meditated under a tree called Janchivsembe in Nukht Valley of Mount Bogd Khan Uul. Russian envoy V.S.Turskii, the son of a Tobolsk landowner, was sent to the 1st Jebtsundamba Khutugtu Zanabazar (1635–1723) and his brother Tusheet Khan Chakhundorj in ...
With an elevation of 665 metres or 2,182 feet, Darkhan is the capital of the Darkhan-Uul Province. It is a city with notable Soviet influence, evidenced by the huge square buildings and heavy Cyrillic usage. Darkhan is surrounded by mountains and hills, also having some tourist attractions like statues largely being Buddhist attractions.
Coordinates: 47°53′3″N 106°54′57″E. Zaisan Memorial. T-34 tank used by the Soviet Union, now placed below the Zaisan Memorial hill. The Zaisan Memorial (Mongolian: Зайсан толгой) is a memorial in Khan Uul, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia that honors allied Mongolian and Soviet soldiers killed in World War II. Located on a hill in ...