'''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