DORNOGOBI PROVINCE
Center: Sainshand , located 283 miles (456 km) from Ulaanbaatar.
Established: 1931 year
Population: 65’267
Area: 109’472 km2
Ethnic group: Khalkh, Buryat and Dariganga
Dornogobi aimag is located in the desert steppe zone of southeastern Mongolia. It is one of the hottest and most windswept areas of the country.
The flora and fauna typical of desert steppe zones is widespread throughout Dornogobi.
Tourism
Of the Gobi Desert, which extends from Mongolia to the north of China, it refers to the vast area of the southern region of Mongolia. Even in the desert, there are large plains with sparse short grasses, and forests and fountains are scattered, and various ecosystems can be seen.11-15 hours by night train from Ulaanbaatar.A border town built in 1956 when the railway was laid.In Mongolian it means “door of way”. It is an oasis-like town that appears in the desert, where you can also see the Chinese border town on a clear day. A large sand dune can be seen 80 km from Zamin Ude.A town located 650km south east of Ulaanbaatar, near the border with China, it is the border station on the Mongolian side of the railway connecting Mongolia and China.There are tours to visit nomads in the suburbs, and tours to China’s border town, Niren (Ellen).
The territory of the Dornogobi aimag Is dotted with rocks that appeared during various ages is Mongolia’s Gobi Desert region. Under pristine conditions and with its wealth of stone tools, petroglyphs, bronze and iron tools, tombs, ruins of cities and towns, and other valuable historical and cultural monuments the Gobi Desert attests to being the birthplace of mankind, as does its significant paleontological discoveries, such as the petrified fossils of dinosaurs that existed over 80 million years ago, sea creatures and plants, petrified wood, footprints of marsh heron, zebu, and ostriches inhabiting the area 30 million years ago.
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Ulaanbaatar to Dornogobi province
Dornogobi province
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