Baruunturuun is a Sum in Uvs Province

Uvs Province

Uvs is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia. It is located in the west of the country, 1336 km away from the national capital Ulaanbaatar.Its capital is Ulaangom which lies 936m above the Sea level....

 of Mongolia

Mongolia

Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...

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It is the heart land of the grains of the province. The center lies on the bank of Turuun River

Turuun River

The Turuun River is a river of western Mongolia. It flows through the sum of Baruunturuun in Uvs Province....

. The sum is also one of the most populous area in the province. MIAT Mongolian Airlines

MIAT Mongolian Airlines

MIAT Mongolian Airlines , Mongolian Civil Air Transport) is Mongolia's national airline, headquartered in the MIAT Building in Ulaanbataar, the capital...

 flew to Barrunturuun directly from Ulan Bator until 2005, but stopped due to plane shortage. Although the Baruunturuun Airport is not operational at the moment it is considered the secondary airport of the province.