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Sainshand

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

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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.