Öndörkhaan

Introducing Öndörkhaan

With tree-lined streets, a growing number of Chinggis Khaan monuments and a small collection of well-preserved 18th-century buildings, Öndörkhaan (High King) is eastern Mongolia’s most intriguing aimag capital. The surrounding area is barren steppe, but the Kherlen Gol flows through the southern part of Öndörkhaan, providing a fishing hole for locals and riverside campsites for tourists. Most of the residents live in wooden buildings, so gers are relatively few.

Öndörkhaan is a useful pit stop on the way to the sights in Dornod or Sükhbaatar, but you don’t need to come here if you’re exploring northern Khentii. The most interesting route to Dadal is not from the aimag capital but along the back roads from Tsenkhermandal.

Last updated: Feb 17, 2009