Introducing Choibalsan
Lying on the banks of the Kherlen Gol, 324km downstream from Öndörkhaan, is Choibalsan, Mongolia’s easternmost capital and the regional centre for trade and industry. The city has a better-than-average selection of hotels, plenty of shops and one of Mongolia’s busiest markets. It’s fractured in two parts, a half-abandoned district to the west and a more functional eastern section, where most of the action takes place.
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Centuries ago, the city was a trading centre and part of a caravan route across Central Asia. It grew into a town in the 19th century and was called Bayan Tumen. In 1941 it was named after the Stalinist stooge Khorloogiin Choibalsan, an honour bequeathed while the dictator was still in power. It’s now a major economic centre for eastern Mongolia.
Last updated: Mar 24, 2009
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RE: Road trip Mongolia
by englishbob2 02 August 2011
I would have another look at that Road Network Map. There is a tarmac road as far as Onderhaan but there is no road from Onderhaan to…
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by miketrekker 18 April 2011
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