Dalanzadgad

Dalanzadgad Даланзадгад ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠨᠵᠠᠳᠠᠭᠠᠳ
City
Dalanzadgad District Даланзадгад сум ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠨᠵᠠᠳᠠᠭᠠᠳᠰᠤᠮᠤ
The center of Dalanzadgad
Dalanzadgad
Coordinates: 43°34′N 104°26′E / 43.567°N 104.433°E / 43.567; 104.433
Country	Mongolia
Province	Ömnögovi Province
Government	The Office of the Dalanzadgad City Governor
Area
• Total	476 km2 (184 sq mi)
Elevation	1,470 m (4,820 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	24,863
• Density	52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (UTC + 8)
Postal code of SouthGobi	64000

Dalanzadgad (Mongolian: Даланзадгад; ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠨᠵᠠᠳᠠᠭᠠᠳ) is the capital of Ömnögovi Aimag in Mongolia. It is located 540 kilometers (340 mi) south of the national capital Ulaanbaatar. The altitude of the city center is 1,470 meters (4,823 feet).

As of 2011, its population is 19,396.^[1]

Dalanzadgad experiences a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk) with cold winters and warm summers. By Mongolian standards it is one of the warmest places in the country during winter. Along with Tsetserleg and Arvaikheer it was warmer than Hohhot in January 2014 and 2015.^[2] A unique steppe micro-climate with running streams and lush grass can be found in the nearby Yolyn Am valley.

There is GSM coverage in the city the same as in other major locations - the coverage is good for about a mile out of the city. Usually, the city is also supplied with electric power 24 hours a day. Near Dalanzadgad, at 43°31′54.38″N 104°24′4.16″E, there is a longwave broadcasting station working on 209 kHz with 75 kW.

• Dalanzadgad Thermal Power Plant

• Dalanzadgad Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Dalanzadgad New Wastewater Treatment Plant

• Gobi Museum of Nature and History

Dalanzadgad Airport (ZMDZ/DLZ) is served by regular domestic flights from and to Ulaanbaatar. There are summer and winter timetables.

In 2007, the Mongolian Civil Aviation Authority built a new airport with a paved runway. The runway is second longest in the country after Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport. Before that, the airport had only one gravel runway.

Dalanzadgad has a paved road connecting it with Ulaanbaatar.^[7] There is no direct road access across the Gobi desert to China.

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  Provincial Government Building.
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  Dalanzadgad Airport.
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  Temple.
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  Gandirs Shopping center.
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  The old Khan Bank.
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  Hotel Dalanzadgad.
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  Apartment buildings.
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  Steppe micro-climate in nearby Yolyn Am.
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  Steppe micro-climate in Yolyn Am.
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  Steppe micro-climate in Yolyn Am.
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  Monastery ruins near Dalanzadgad.
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  Dalanzadgad half-panorama.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Dalanzadgad.

• An extended Market Research on Dalanzadgad

43°34′12″N 104°25′33″E / 43.57000°N 104.42583°E / 43.57000; 104.42583