Sükhbaatar (city)

Sükhbaatar Сүхбаатар ᠰᠦᠬᠡᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ
District
Sükhbaatar District Сүхбаатар сум ᠰᠦᠬᠡᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷᠰᠤᠮᠤ
Sükhbaatar outskirts with Russian border in the background
Sükhbaatar Location in Mongolia
Coordinates: 50°14′11″N 106°12′23″E / 50.23639°N 106.20639°E
Country	Mongolia
Province	Selenge Province
Founded	1940
Elevation	1,124 m (3,688 ft)
Population (2007)
• Total	19,224
Climate	Dwb

Sükhbaatar (Mongolian: Сүхбаатар, ᠰᠤᠻᠪᠠᠠᠲᠠᠷ, Russian: Сухэ-Батор) is the capital of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia, on the Orkhon river.

City population is 19,224 (end of 2007^[1])

History

Museum of Selenge Province

The city was founded in 1940 and named after the Mongolian revolutionary leader Damdin Sükhbaatar.

Transport

Sükhbaatar is the northernmost railway station on the Trans-Mongolian Railway in Mongolia. The first railway station on the Russian side of the border is Naushki.

Taxi service is available at the railway station and about a block north. Taxis offer service within Sükhbaatar as well as neighbouring Sums, like Shaamar (10,000- 15,000 tugs for whole car or 2,000 per person), you can also get a taxi to Darkhan for 8,000-10,000 tugs per person.

References

1. Official site of the Selenge aimag (version 2008)

Coordinates: 50°14′11″N 106°12′23″E / 50.23639°N 106.20639°E