Ulaangom

Ulaangom (; ; ) is the capital of Uvs Province in Mongolia. It is located on the slopes of the Kharkhiraa mountain, southwest from Uvs Lake shore and south from the Russian border.

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Place details

Locality: Улаангом ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠭᠣᠮ
Region: Увс ᠤᠪᠰᠤ
Country: Монгол улс ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ
Population: 30,092
Timezone: Asia/Hovd

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Ulaangom
Settlement.native_name_lang: mn
Settlement.settlement_type: District
Settlement.translit_lang1: Official Cyrillic
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: Mongolian Cyrillic
Settlement.translit_lang2: Classical Mongolian
Settlement.translit_lang2_type: Mongolian script
Settlement.image_skyline: Panoramic view of Ulaangom.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Panoramic view of Ulaangom in 2020
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mongolia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Mongolia
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uvs Province
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1686

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Wikidata facts

Population: 26319
Area: 138
Elevation: 939
Image: Central Ulaangom.jpg

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Commons category: Ulaangom
inception: 1686-00-00
native label: ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠩᠭ᠋ᠣᠮ
P12749: euro

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Travel guide

Understand

The city is located near the shores of Uvs Lake (Uvs Nuur), and has a population of around 37,000. It has an extreme and harsh climate, with the mean minimum in January falling to -36°C, with a record low of −49.6°C, and rising to a mean maximum of 27.1 in July, with a record high of 38.4°C. It is considered to be the coldest province in the country. While the city does not boast an abundance of tourist attractions, it serves as a good base to explore the north-west corner of Mongolia.

Eat

Onkhruush coffee shop and bakery is nice place in town with variety of nice biscuits and cakes. Their coffee is good. Facebook video https://m.facebook.com/story.php/?id=100003916313211&story_fbid=2842869379186911

Drink

Altan Pub Jets Club Ikh Nayad Club

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thumbnail|Uvs Nuur Uureg Nuur - Mongolia's largest lake. The twin peaks of Kharkhiraa Uul (4037m) and Tiirgen Uul (3965m). Uvs Nuur - a gigantic inland sea in the middle of the desert. It is five times saltier than the sea, so cannot support aquatic life. The Uvs Nuur basin is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Khyargas Nuur Natural Park Achit Nuur - the largest freshwater lake in Uvs Large coach busses for Ulaanbaatar and cities along the route depart from the old airport at the south side of the city. Tickets should be purchased in advance as busses do sell out. They can also be purchased online (with payment through certain Mongolian banks) from the dragon center ticket website at http://eticket.transdep.mn. As of May 2018, buses were departing at 11:00 and 15:00 daily; the trip to Tsetserleg (Erdenetbugan) in Arkhangai Aimag takes about 18 hours, with another ~10 hours needed to get to UB.

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Ulaangom (; ; ) is the capital of Uvs Province in Mongolia. It is located on the slopes of the Kharkhiraa mountain, southwest from Uvs Lake shore and south from the Russian border.

== Description == The city has a population of 37,754 (2022 census), 26,319 (2000 census), 23,000 (2006 est.), 22,300 (end of 2008 est.) or 37.8% of the total population of Uvs aimag. It is divided into two suburban areas named Chandmani () and Uliasny Khev ().