Erdenet

Erdenet (; , 'precious, valuable') is the third-largest city in Mongolia and the provincial capital of Orkhon. Located in northern Mongolia, it lies in a valley between the Selenge and Orkhon rivers about (as the crow flies) northwest of the national capital Ulaanbaatar and Darkhan. The road length between Ulaanbaatar and Erdenet is about . As of the 2018 census, the city had a population of 98,057.

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Erdenet is the third-largest city in Mongolia and serves as the capital of Orkhon province, located in northern Mongolia between two rivers. With a 2018 population of about 98,000 people, it sits roughly northwest of the country's capital, Ulaanbaatar, making it an important regional center in northern Mongolia.

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Place details

Locality: Эрдэнэт
Region: Орхон ᠣᠷᠬᠤᠨ
Country: Монгол улс ᠮᠤᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ
Population: 97,814

Travel guide

Understand

One of the world's large open pit copper mines is the reason for this city. This is why Èrdènèt is, with Ulaanbaatar, the most developed town of the country and, with Baga Nuur, the cleanest one. There is a carpet factory.

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Èrdènèt is also nationally famous for its excellent traditional archers team. Traditional archery, practised in beautiful gown by both sexes, consist of aiming at a horizontal target, a bit like a bowling one, lying on the ground. You may see it for Naadam and official competition, but also near the south stadium for training at the end of afternoons (usually with no gown then).

There are annexes of 3 state universities, plus a private higher education school and a vocational school, so that many youth come from their provinces to learn in Èrdènèt, though Ulaanbaatar attracts many more students. In summer, many of these students go home.

Get in

You can see the Mongolian transportation page. Four coaches daily, mini-vans and car service from Ulaanbaatar's Dragon coach station (West of the town, on Peace avenue). Mini-vans will then drive you from the station to the city centre (8 km from the station) for 800 ₮. Coaches go from Ulaanbaatar for 11,000 ₮ and can take more for extra luggage.

The road is paved all the way from Ulaanbaatar, but it is two lane and not well maintained. Some people avoid the car and mini-van services because the drivers tend to drive too fast and there are many accidents.

It is possible to bicycle, but watch out for speeding cars.

See

The Erdenet Urguu cinema has 4 screens, modern a VIP lounge, and Dolby Cinema technology which shows latest local and latest Hollywood movies daily.

Do

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If you are there before Naadam, go and see the archers training in Naadam's field, south of the city centre. There are also a few trainings after Naadam. No training if it rains. In winter, there is hardly any training, and when it takes place, it's inside. In springtime there is usually once a week, intensifying as national Naadam approaches.

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Contents

History
Erdenet Mining Corporation
Transport
Landmarks
Population
Administrative divisions
Climate
Gallery
Notable residents
Twin towns – sister cities
Notes
References
External links

==History== Erdenet, one of the youngest settlements in Mongolia, was founded in 1974 in an area where large deposits of copper had been discovered in the 1950s. A single-track railway line with a length of linking Erdenet to the Trans-Mongolian Railway was inaugurated in 1977. 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.