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Erdenet (Шаблон:Lang-mn, literally "with treasure") is the third-largest city in Mongolia, with a 2018 population of 98,057, and the capital of the aimag (province) of Orkhon. Located in the northern part of the country, it lies in a valley between the Selenge and Orkhon rivers about Шаблон:Cvt (as the crow flies) northwest of Ulaanbaatar, Darkhan, the capital. The road length between Ulaanbaatar and Erdenet is about Шаблон:Convert.

History

Erdenet, one of the youngest settlements in Mongolia, was founded in 1974[1] in an area where large deposits of copper had been discovered in the 1950s. A single-track railway line with a length of Шаблон:Cvt linking Erdenet to the Trans-Mongolian Railway was inaugurated in 1977.[2] In the middle of the 1980s, more than 50% of the inhabitants were Russians working as engineers or miners. After the fall of Soviet Communism in 1990, however, most Russians left Erdenet. Today, about 10% of the population is Russian.[1]

Erdenet Mining Corporation

Шаблон:Main The city hosts the fourth largest copper mine in the world.Шаблон:Citation needed The Erdenet Mining Corporation is a joint Mongolian-Russian venture, and accounts for a majority of Mongolia's hard currency income. Erdenet mines 22.23 million tons of ore per year, producing 126,700 tons of copper and 1,954 tons of molybdenum.[3] The mine accounts for 13.5% of Mongolia's GDP and 7% of tax revenue.[4] About 8,000 people are employed in the mine.[5]

Infrastructure

Erdenet is linked to Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, and to the towns of Darkhan and Bulgan by a paved road and is easily accessible by bus several times each day. The distance to the capital where the nearest airport is situated amounts to Шаблон:Cvt and travel by car takes about eight hours. Train connections between Erdenet and Ulaanbaatar are less comfortable as there is only one train per day covering the distance in 11 hours.Шаблон:Citation needed

Sights

  • Tourists are allowed to visit the mine by appointment. It is in the eastern part of the city, about Шаблон:Convert from the centre.
  • Another important economic factor of Erdenet is the carpet factory about Шаблон:Cvt from the center to the east which was founded in 1981. Every year, about 2,000 tons of wool are processed in the factory where about 1,100 people are employed.[6]
  • The Mining Museum, in the Culture Palace on the central town square.[7]
  • The Aimag Museum was founded in 1983.
  • The Friendship Monument dating from 1984 is on a hill offering a scenic view of the whole city in the northeastern part of Erdenet.
  • A new temple with a large Buddha statue was built very recently in the eastern part of Erdenet.
  • An amusement park was laid out in the east of the centre.
  • Amarbayasgalant Monastery is a Buddhist monastery about Шаблон:Convert northeast of Erdenet. It was founded between 1727 and 1737, partially destroyed by order of Khorloogiin Choibalsan in 1937 and reconstructed after 1975 using financial aid provided by the UNESCO.

Population

Erdenet population [8][9][10][11][12] [13]
1975
est.
1979
census
1981
est.
1985
est.
1989
census
1994
est.
2000
census
2003
est.
2004
est.
2005
est.
2006
est.
2007
est.
2008
est.
4,100 31,900 38,700 45,400 56,100 63,000 68,310 78,882 80,858 81,249 83,160 85,121 86,866

Climate

Erdenet has a cold Semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSk). Summers are typically warm and rainy with cool nights, while winters are long, very cold, and dry.

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Gallery

Notable residents

Twin towns – sister cities

Erdenet is twinned with:

City Region Country
Fairbanks Шаблон:Flagicon Alaska Шаблон:Flagicon United States
Ulan-Ude Шаблон:Flagicon Buryatia Шаблон:Flagicon Russia
Edremit[14] Balıkesir Шаблон:Flagicon Turkey
Székesfehérvár[15] Файл:HUN Fejér COA.jpg Fejér County Шаблон:Flagicon Hungary

References

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External links

Шаблон:Commons category Шаблон:Wikivoyage

Шаблон:Districts of Orkhon Шаблон:Provincial capitals of Mongolia Шаблон:Authority control

  1. 1,0 1,1 Michael Kohn: Mongolia, p. 142, London (2008)
  2. Werner Elstner: Mongolei, p. 146, Berlin 1993
  3. Montsame News Agency. Mongolia (2006), Foreign Service Office of Montsame News Agency, Шаблон:ISBN, pg. 80
  4. Montsame News Agency. Mongolia (2006), Foreign Service Office of Montsame News Agency; Шаблон:ISBN, pg. 83
  5. Michael Kohn: Mongolia, p. 143, London (2008)
  6. Marion Wisotzki. Mongolei, p.227, Berlin 2010
  7. Michael Kohn: Mongolia, p. 144, London (2008)
  8. National Statistical Office Шаблон:Webarchive
  9. National Economy of the Mongolian People's Republic (1921-1981), Ulaanbaatar (1981)
  10. Шаблон:Cite web
  11. Шаблон:Cite web
  12. Mongolia City Development Strategies for Secondary Cities, worldbank.org; accessed 22 February 2017.
  13. Statistical Report 2008 Шаблон:Webarchive, statis.mn; accessed 22 February 2017.
  14. Шаблон:Cite web
  15. Шаблон:Cite web