Arvaikheer
Sign in to saveArvaikheer, also spelt Arwaiheer (, ; "Barley Steppe") is the capital of Övörkhangai Aimag (province) and one of the most central points of Mongolia. thumb|Administration building thumb|Theatre thumb|New park
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Place details
- Locality
- Арвайхээр ᠠᠷᠪᠠᠶ ᠬᠡᠭᠡᠷᠡ
- Region
- Өвөрхангай ᠥᠪᠦᠷ ᠬᠠᠩᠭ᠋ᠠᠢ
- Country
- Монгол улс ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ
- Population
- 29,420
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Arvaikheer District
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- mn
- Settlement.settlement_type
- District
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Official Cyrillic
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type
- Mongolian Cyrillic
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info
- Арвайхээр сум
- Settlement.translit_lang2
- Classical Mongolian
- Settlement.translit_lang2_type
- Mongolian script
- Settlement.image_skyline
- ArwaicheerSportpalast.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Sports' Palace
- Settlement.image_map
- Ovorkhangai Arvaikheer sum map.PNG
- Settlement.mapsize
- 220px
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- district of Mongolia
- Country
- Mongolia
- Located in
- Övörkhangai Province
- Population
- +30000
- Area
- +173
- Elevation
- +1831
- Capital of
- Övörkhangai Province
- Image
- ArwaicheerSportpalast.jpg
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- P12749
- Gummersbach
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- References
Arvaikheer, also spelt Arwaiheer (, ; "Barley Steppe") is the capital of Övörkhangai Aimag (province) and one of the most central points of Mongolia. thumb|Administration building thumb|Theatre thumb|New park
It is a centre for traditional crafts, goat herding and equestrian sports, and hosts a large regional horse festival every year. Arvaikheer has a population of 19,058 (2000 census), 23,298 (2004 est.), 24,954 (2006 est.), 25,622 (2008 est.). Arvaikheer is by far the largest town in the aimag.