Oulan-Bator

Oulan-Bator (en API Khalkha : [ʊˌɮaˑmˈpaːʰtɐr], cyrillique : Улаанбаатар; « Héros rouge ») est la capitale de la Mongolie. Elle en est à la fois le centre politique, économique, industriel, scientifique et culturel. Administrativement, elle a le statut, unique dans le pays, de municipalité, comparable à celui de province (aïmag). Avec 1,6 million d'habitants, elle est la plus grande ville de Mongolie.

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Bayangol, Ulaanbaatar

Bayangol is one of nine districts of Ulaanbaatar. It is divided into 23 subdistricts. It was previously called October District before 1992.

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Khan Uul

Khan-Uul is one of nine districts of Ulaanbaatar. It is subdivided into 24 subdistricts. This district is located in the south, at the foot of one of the four hills of Ulaanbaatar—the Bogd Khan Uul.

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Chingeltei

Chingeltei is one of the nine districts of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It is subdivided into 18 subdistricts.

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World Financial History Museum

The World Financial History Museum was a museum in Sükhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It was located on the second floor of the International Commercial Center. The museum was founded by economist Ganzorig Ulziibayar. It was opened on 23 October 2019 after collecting all of the museum artifacts for more than 13 years. The museum exhibited more than 1,000 artifacts related to finance and economics of Mongolia. The museum has since closed with a farewell message posted on the ICC website. Following a period of closure, the museum announced its reopening with a new address in 2026.

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National Library of Mongolia

Mongolian National Library located in Sükhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, is the largest and oldest library in Mongolia. It houses over three million books and publications, one million of which are rare and valuable books, sutras and manuscripts, including the world's only surviving copies of many ancient Buddhist texts.

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La ville, qui s'étire d'est en ouest au fond de la vallée de la rivière Toula, sur une vingtaine de kilomètres, rassemble près de la moitié de la population du pays. La vie à Oulan-Bator a été bouleversée par l'afflux de nomades venus de la steppe : en 2011, l'exode rural avait déjà poussé vers UB (le surnom que donnent les Mongols à leur capitale) plus de 500 000 personnes. Oulan-Bator est classée deuxième parmi les villes les plus polluées au monde par l'OMS.