Uliastai
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Uliastai is a city in Mongolia
. It is located in the western part of the country, 1,115 kilometers from the capital Ulaanbaatar
. Uliastai is the capital of Zavkhan Province and was the 10th most populous city in the country with a population of 24,276 (2000 census), now this city has 16,240 population (2006 est.) and is at 16th position.
Uliastai city has sum (district) status and forms an enclave within the surrounding Aldarkhaan
sum.
As late as the early 20th century Uliastai was an important center of caravan
trade. It was connected by camel caravan routes with Urga (now Ulaanbaatar
) in the east, Khovd
in the west, Barkol and other points in Xinjiang
in the southwest, and Hohhot
in the southeast.
During the Qing rule of Outer Mongolia
, Uliastai was the office of Governor general of Outer Mongolia.
(or "New Uliastai Airport") with one unpaved runway is located about 25 km west of the city and gets served by regular flights from and to Ulaanbaatar.
BSk) with long, dry, very cold winters and short, warm summers.
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...
. It is located in the western part of the country, 1,115 kilometers from the capital Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar
Ulan Bator or Ulaanbaatar is the capital and largest city of Mongolia. An independent municipality, the city is not part of any province, and its population as of 2008 is over one million....
. Uliastai is the capital of Zavkhan Province and was the 10th most populous city in the country with a population of 24,276 (2000 census), now this city has 16,240 population (2006 est.) and is at 16th position.
Uliastai city has sum (district) status and forms an enclave within the surrounding Aldarkhaan
Aldarkhaan, Zavkhan
Aldarkhaan is a sum of Zavkhan Province in western Mongolia....
sum.
As late as the early 20th century Uliastai was an important center of caravan
Camel train
A camel train is a series of camels carrying goods or passengers in a group as part of a regular or semi-regular service between two points. Although they rarely travelled faster than the walking speed of a man, camels' ability to handle harsh conditions made camel trains a vital part of...
trade. It was connected by camel caravan routes with Urga (now Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar
Ulan Bator or Ulaanbaatar is the capital and largest city of Mongolia. An independent municipality, the city is not part of any province, and its population as of 2008 is over one million....
) in the east, Khovd
Khovd, Khovd
Hovd is a sum of Khovd Province in western Mongolia.- Population :In 2005, 4,644 inhabitants and 866 households lived in Khovd sum. It is the only sum in the Hovd aimag with a majority of Kazakh. 96% of the population belongs to Kazakh nationality and the remaining belong to other ethnic and...
in the west, Barkol and other points in Xinjiang
Xinjiang
Xinjiang is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It is the largest Chinese administrative division and spans over 1.6 million km2...
in the southwest, and Hohhot
Hohhot
Hohhot , is a city in north-central China and the capital of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, serving as the region's administrative, economic, and cultural centre....
in the southeast.
During the Qing rule of Outer Mongolia
Outer Mongolia
Outer Mongolia was a territory of the Qing Dynasty = the Manchu Empire. Its area was roughly equivalent to that of the modern state of Mongolia, which is sometimes informally called "Outer Mongolia" today...
, Uliastai was the office of Governor general of Outer Mongolia.
Transportation
The old Uliastai Airport has two unpaved runways and is located close to the city. Since 2002, the Donoi AirportDonoi Airport
Donoi Airport is a public airport located in Uliastai, the capital of Zavkhan Province in Mongolia. It is also called New Uliastai Airport....
(or "New Uliastai Airport") with one unpaved runway is located about 25 km west of the city and gets served by regular flights from and to Ulaanbaatar.
Climate
Uliastai experiences a semi-arid climate (KöppenKöppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by Crimea German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen himself, notably in 1918 and 1936...
BSk) with long, dry, very cold winters and short, warm summers.
External links
- Manchu Dynasty Government Structure, 1691-1910 University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology