'''Ulaangom''' is the capital of Uvs province.
Understand
The city is located near the shores of Lake Uvs Nuur, and has a population of around 27,000. It has an extreme and harsh climate, with temperatures often dropping as low as -45__C in the Winter while rising to as high as +40__C during the Summer. While the city does not boast an abundance of tourist attractions, it serves as a good base to explore the north-west corner of Mongolia.
Get in
By Plane
Aero Mongolia [http://www.aeromongolia.mn/] operares several flights a week from Ulaanbaatar. The city's airport code ULO
Get around
See
The '''museum''' - nice displays of local forna, wild life and Buddhist art.
'''Dechinravjaalin Khiid Monastery''' - founded in 1757, this monastery once boasted 2,000 monks. However, after being destroyed in 1937, the monastery never recovered, and it remains a shadow of its former glory.
Do
Buy
Eat
Drink
Sleep
Budget
'''Bayalag Od Hotel'''
Mid range
'''Uvs Nuur Tsogtsolbor Hotel'''. Tel:''+976 1452'' 24614 - the best hotel in town.
Get out
'''Uureg Nuur''' - Mongolia's largest lake.
The '''twin peaks''' of Kharkhiraa Uul (4037m) and Tiirgen Uul (3965m).
'''Uvs Nuur''' - a gigantic inland sea in the middle of the desert. It is five times saltier than the sea, so cannot support aquatic life.
'''Khyargas Nuur Natural Park'''
'''Achit Nuur''' - the largest freshwater lake in Uvs