22 Facts About Ulaanbaatar

In 1990, Ulaanbaatar was a major site of demonstrations that led to Mongolia's transition to democracy and a market economy.

Ulaanbaatar was unable to bring the lamas under control, and was forced to flee back to his quarters.

Ulaanbaatar was a major site of demonstrations that led to Mongolia's transition to democracy and market economy in 1990.

In 2008, Ulaanbaatar was the scene of riots after the Mongolian Democratic, Civic Will Party and Republican parties disputed the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party's victory in the parliamentary elections.

The 2019 Mongolian government budget furthermore included items for the demolition of a number of historic neoclassical buildings in the heart of Ulaanbaatar, including the Natural History Museum, Opera and Ballet House, Drama Theatre and Central Library.

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Forests of the mountains surrounding Ulaanbaatar are composed of evergreen pines, deciduous larches and birches, while the riverine forest of the Tuul River is composed of broad-leaved, deciduous poplars, elms and willows.

Ulaanbaatar is divided into nine districts : Baganuur, Bagakhangai, Bayangol, Bayanzurkh, Chingeltei, Khan Uul, Nalaikh, Songino Khairkhan and Sukhbaatar.

Ulaanbaatar is governed as an independent first-level region, separate from the surrounding Tov Aimag.

In 2017 Ulaanbaatar had five billionaires and 90 multimillionaires with net worth above 10 million dollars.

Ulaanbaatar has been a key location where the economic history and wealth creation of the nation has played out.

Ulaanbaatar presently has three large cinemas, one modern ski resort, two large indoor stadiums, several large department stores and one large amusement park.

Ulaanbaatar has several museums dedicated to Mongolian history and culture.

Ulaanbaatar has a long tradition of Buddhism, having been initially founded and settled as a monastic center.

Ulaanbaatar is home to most of Mongolia's major universities, among them the National University of Mongolia, Mongolian University of Science and Technology, Mongolian State University of Agriculture, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Mongolian State University of Education, and the Mongolian University of Art and Culture, and the University of Finance and Economics.

In 1986, the Ulaanbaatar government created a centralized system for all public libraries in the city, known as the Metropolitan Library System of Ulaanbaatar .

Press Institute in Ulaanbaatar oversees the Digital Archive of Mongolian Newspapers.

Ulaanbaatar hosted the official 2019 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Cup where Mongolia's national Under-18 3x3 team finished 6th out of 20.

Ulaanbaatar City FC is a professional football club based in the city and currently competes in Mongolian National Premier League.

Flights to Ulaanbaatar are available from Moscow, Paris, Frankfurt, Berlin, Tokyo, Seoul, Ulan-Ude, Irkutsk, Hong Kong, Beijing, Bishkek and Istanbul.

Ulaanbaatar is connected by road to most of the major towns in Mongolia, but most roads in Mongolia are unpaved and unmarked, and road travel can be difficult.

Ulaanbaatar has close ties to cities like Seoul, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Moscow .

For now Ulaanbaatar remains the main, and almost only, point of contact between Mongolia and its neighbors.