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Sainshand

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Also known as Sajnšand

Sainshand () is the capital of Dornogovi Province in Mongolia. It is located in the eastern Gobi Desert steppe, on the Trans-Mongolian Railway.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Sainshand District
Settlement.native_name
Сайншанд сум
Settlement.native_name_lang
mn
Settlement.settlement_type
District
Settlement.image_skyline
Sainshand from the north.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Sainshand from the War Memorial, facing south (2025)
Settlement.pushpin_map
Mongolia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Mongolia
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Dornogovi Province
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
1931
Settlement.area_total_km2
2300
Settlement.population_as_of
2022
Settlement.population_total
28097
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone
UTC + 8

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Population
19891
Area
2300
Elevation
961
Image
Sainshand, Mongolia-6.jpg
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Commons category
Sainshand
inception
1931-00-00
native label
Сайншанд сум
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  • Administration
  • Geography
  • Population
  • Climate
  • Infrastructure
  • Tourist attractions
  • Transport
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Sainshand () is the capital of Dornogovi Province in Mongolia. It is located in the eastern Gobi Desert steppe, on the Trans-Mongolian Railway.

==Administration== The territory of Sainshand sum consists of 5 bags (communes). The first three bags make up the main part of the city, Övör (Southern), the fourth bag is the Ar (Northern) part, and the fifth bag is the remote oil production settlement Züünbayan, south from the main part of the city.

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