UlaanbaatarMongolia

Official Visitor Guide

Spring 2010

Tourism CenTerwww.mongolia-tourism.mn

Nationalmongolian

mongolian naTional Tourism CenTer

Giving the priority significance to the Mongolian National

Tourism Center in the implementation of complex objectives of

the millennium development, basic direction and policy of tour-

ism sector of the country, the Government and its Ministry of

Environment and Tourism exert every effort. As a result, the Na-

tional Tourism Center was established according to the Govern-

ment resolution # 152 on May 20, 2009 with status of the state

owned self-financing enterprise so as to publicize and imple-

ment the Law on Tourism and other related legislation, conduct

the tourism research and training, as well as implement the rela-

tive projects. The center has started its activities with Marketing

Research and Information departments, and Administration

service division. Furthermore, the Center is planning to extend

a scale of its operation and open its branches inside and outside

the country.

In the forthcoming years, the Center will put up forth its all

strength in order to publicize Mongolia’s tourism abroad as well

as improve the service of the sector in the country and provide

its sustainable development. For this purposes, 1) Outside the

country: ensure the organized participation of domestic tour-

ism companies in the annual international tourism fairs such as

WTM- London, ITB –Berlin, KOTFA – Seoul, JATA – Tokyo , CITM

– Beijing and ITF – Taipei. In the future, open new market or co-

ordinate with tendency of the UNWTO (For instance, in Spain,

Italy, Scandinavia, Australia, India, etc). 2) In the country: orga-

nize continuously the International tourism fair in Ulaanbaatar

in every December, expand and regularize its activities. Also, it is

planned to set up the incorporative data base on the Mongolian

tourism to conduct permanently the specialized trainings so as

to increase the capacity of the tourism sector’s personnel.

UlaanbaatarMongolia

Official Visitor Guide

Spring 2010

ConTenTs:

Welcome to Ulaanbaatar 4

About Mongolia 6

Nomadic Hospitality 10

Events 12

National Parks 14

Stage & Screen 16

Museum & Galleries 21

Transport 28

Accommodation 33

Restaurant & Pubs 36

Shopping 39

Useful Information 42

www.mongolia-tourism.mnmongolian naTional Tourism CenTer

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WelCome To ulaanBaaTar

The modern Mongolian capital city, Ulaanbaatar, is a city with a history over a year. After Mongol Empire’s capital Kara-korum was collapsed, Urguu city was founded in 1639 by the first religious Mongolian leader, Bogd khan. The capital had changed its location 29 times before settling in its present day situation. Since then, Capital city has been flourishing with so many modern stylish developments.

Nowadays, Ulaanbaatar’s population is more than mil-lion residences live at present. Today’s capital Ulaanbaatar (means red-hero) receives over 300 hundreds of tourist in a year. When you first visit Ulaanbaatar city, it probably seems like European stylish city rather than Asian country’s city. There are many destinations are available for tourist people as you visit such as, many European restaurants and pubs, traditional food services, historical museums, national parks, monasteries, churches, plenty of night clubs, shops and de-partments stores in which you could purchase Mongolia tra-ditional clothes as well as souvenirs.

Also, there are enthusiastic Mongolian traditional con-certs take place nearby the downtown. City is surrounded by mountains, however, city has historical river and during the summer time, outdoor activities take place at the river.

Mountains are very good target, too for not only hiking toward mountain, but also winter activities offered.

ganDan monasTerYThe Gandan-tegchin-

len Khiid Monastery, for-merly known as Gandan

Monastery, is a Tibetan-style monastery in the Mongolian

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capital of Ulaanbaatar that has been restored and revital-ized since 1990. The Tibetan name translates to the “Great Place of Complete Joy.” It currently has over 400 monks in residence. It features a 26.5-meter-high statue of Migjid Jan-raisig, a Buddhist bodhisattva also known as Avalokitesvara. It came under state protection in 1994.

The monastery was established in 1835 by the Fifth Jebt-sundamba, then Mongolia’s highest reincarnated lama. It would become the principal center of Buddhist learning in

Mongolia. In the 1930s, the Communist government of Mongolia, under the leadership of Horloogiyn Choybalsan and under strong pressure from Joseph Stalin, destroyed over 700 Mongolian monasteries and massacred over 10,000 Buddhist monks. However, the Gandantegchinlen Khiid monastery escaped this destruction. It was closed in 1938 but reopened in 1944 and allowed to continue as a function-ing Buddhist monastery, under a skeleton staff and named Gandan (or Ganden) Monastery, as a token homage to tradi-tional Mongolian culture and religion. With the end of com-munism in Mongolia in 1990, restrictions on worship were lifted.

suKHBaaTar sQuare

This square, the has particular historical signifi-cance, because it was here, in 1924, that Sukh-baatar stood and proclaimed the victory of the Revolution for Independence, marking finally the overthrough of Mongolia’s external and internal enemies. The monument to Sukhbaatar, therefore occupies pride of place in the center of the Square, and all major festivals and events have taken place here since that date. In 1924, a year after the premature death of Sukhbaatar by pneumonia the first National Congress adopted the first Constitutional liquidated the monarchy, proclaimed Mon-golia as a republic and the square renamed as Sukhbaatar Square.

This date marks the birth of Modern Mongolia and a new era in the history of its people.

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aBouT mongoliamongolia aT glanCeloCaTion: Central Asia, bordering Russia and China

area: 1,566,500 sq. km.

PoPulaTion: 2.9 million

HigHesT PoinT: Khuiten peak (4,374 m) in the Tavan bogd mountain in the Altai Mountain Range

ClimaTe: Continental, with little precipitation and sharp seasonal fluctuations

aVerage TemPeraTure: 20oC in summer and -24o C in winter

goVernmenT: Parliamentary democracy with a president elected every four years

regions: 21 aimags (provinces) or administrative regions

CaPiTal: Ulaanbaatar informally know as UB

language: Mongolian, Kazakh.

religion: Buddhist Lamaism, Muslim (primarily in the south-west), shamanist and Christian

PuBliC HoliDaY: Tsagaan sar (3 days) Feb, Naadam/national holiday/ July 11-13, Mother and Child day June1

enTrY regulaTion: Full valid passport with an entry and exit visa

CurrenCY: Tugrug (1 USD = 1420 approximately by March 2010)

TV sYsTem: PAL/SECAM

Time: Three time zones: GMT +6, +7, +8

mongolia in BrieFMongolia is a country imbued with the glimmer of a leg-

endary past of epic proportions and a place full of immense pos- sibilities today.

Modern day Mongolia is a nation building a new place for itself in a world transformed by technology, global econom-ics, large political changes and rapid regional development.

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lanDMongolia is one of the few countries in the temperate

belt of the northern hemisphere with its vast territory, per-fect ecosystem and virgin land. Mongolia ranked as the sev-enth largest country in Asia for its territory, which covers an area of 1.564.100 sq. km. It is one of the land-locked coun-tries. Mongolia lies in 41° 35’ N. Lat and between 87° 44’ and 119° 56’ E. Long in the north of Central Asia. Mongolia bor-dered to the north by Russia and to the east, south and west by China. Its total borderline is 8161.8 km long, 3485 km of which is with Russia and 4676.8 km is with China. Within Mongolia, the Mongol Altai Mountains occupy an extensive area of 2392 km from west to north. There is a distance of 1259 km between the Soyon mountain ranges in the Gobi in the south. Mongolian landscape is divided into different regional parts of are Gobi and desert zones in the south, flat and steppe zones in the east, taiga and forest zones in the north, and highest rocky mountain ranges in the west.

ClimaTeMongolia lies in the temperature zone and has four ex-

tremely continental seasons: that is, hot summer and very cold winter. The country is situated at the heart of the cen-tral Asian continental, far from seas and oceans, in the lee of surrounding high mountains-all factors that contribute to its dry climate.

It has about 250 sunny days a year; as a result, Mongolia is called “Land of the blue sky”. All of season, you will feel like on top of the world.

religionWay far from the 13th century, Mongolia became free-

dom of religion in which includes Shamanism, Buddhism, Christianity, as well as Muslims.

Mongolians are the people who live very close to nature and they know quite well how to take care of the nature. As a result of their nature conservation, Mongolian original re-

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ligion became shamanism from the HUNS time as well as during the 13th century; Chinggis Khaan was given his name by shaman leader.

As Mongol Empire collapsed, the first Buddhism is introduced to Mongolia from the Tibet in the 16th century.

Moreover, Mongolian Bud-dhism is often described as a part

of Tibetan Buddhism, which is in many ways. However, there are enough distinct features to refer to the practice as Mon-golian Buddhism. Christianity has developed a large follow-ing in last period of the years. Muslim people mostly are Ka-zakh people, who live in the western Mongolian part, hunt with eagle during the winter time.

languageOver the

800 hundreds of years ago, M o n g o l i a n language was a c c u s t o m e d to popular through out the world because of the Mongol Empire’s exis-tence.

Mongol language is an Altaic group language that related to the Turkish language, and other Turkic languages. Altaic languages feature vowel concord which means that ‘back’ and ‘front’ vowels do not mix together in the same word and it is difficult to learn Mongolian language for English speak-ing people as well as Chinese and others.

For the Mongolian scripts, Mongolian has been written a variety of different scripts, such as, a special version of the Cyrillic script developed, and later introduced in Mongolia together with a complete spelling revision in 1940: but the most enduring is which Mongols borrowed from the Uigurs over the last 800 hundred years ago. According to Mongol history, this script was instituted at the order of the Chinggis Khaan in the 13th century.

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mongolia: THe CenTer oF WorlD HisTorYMongolian history reached is zenith in the thirteenth cen-

tury when Chinggis Khaan collected the tribes of the steppes, named them Mongols, and with a nation of one million mem-bers and an army of only a hundred thousand horsemen, he conquered the most powerful civilizations of the era and creat-ed the greatest empire in world history. Under the leadership of Chinggis Khaan and his descendants, the Mongols created the first truly modern empire. They sought to introduce a universal political and economic system with an international law, com-plete religious freedom, an international paper money system, and even a universal alphabet.

Mongolia is a treasure awaiting the arrival of travelers from around the world. Today, once again people around the world are rediscovering the richness of Mongolia history and of mod-ern Mongolian culture.

A few fortunate travelers will have the opportunity to discov-er Mongolia for themselves, to ride where the horses of Genghis Khan once trod, to walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs, to sleep in gers where the Mongol army assembled, and to smell the eter-nally pure wind of the Mongolian steppe.

At first glance, the vast panoramic scenes of the Mongolian countryside may appear empty, but if the traveler bends over to look closely at the ground the whole history of the earth can be revealed in a single rock. It might be a piece of a wall built by the Huns, or part of a tool made by the Turks, or maybe a piece of sediment from the ancient oceans that covered this land, or a fossilized piece of wood or even dinosaur bone form millions of years ago. In the twentieth century, Mongolia was a land frozen in time and beyond the reach of tourists.

Today, the green steppes are again open to visitors from around the world.

By author Jack Weatherford

/GENGHIS KHAN & THE MAKING OF THE MODERN WORLD/

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nomaDiC HosPiTaliTYmongolian proverb

Happy is he whom guests frequent. Joyful is he at whose door guest’s horses are always tethered.

There are few places in the world provide an opportunity to get lifestyle experience that has not changed lot over hun-dreds of years. Learn to enjoy Mongolian hospitality; being by a family is the best way to discover the country. Tradi-tions are so different that it is possible that you might un-knowingly offend your guests in some way. The best way to observe what goes on around you is to enter a family ger for the first time. Moreover, strang-ers could enter a ger without

knowing door because the hard conditions of Mongolian life have given them a tradition of friendliness and there is unwritten hospitality law exists. When visitor enter a ger, herdsmen share their food, tea and make a conversation about your journey and probably you might be asked stay over night if you are late to move on next your destination. Before you leave a family, they wish you the best journey and standing outside of the ger until you leave the family.

CulTureMongolia being a nomadic nation has developed a

strong tradition of vocal music. The closeness to nature and the animal husbandry that the Mongolians have embraced for hundreds of years has enabled a variety of amazing vo-cal styles to develop. They can be divided into a number of categories: Long Song, Short Song, khoomii (throat sing-ing), Praise, Epic, Legend Songs, Games Songs, imitations and Sacred/Animist Song.

arTsMongolia has produced

many extraordinary artists dur-ing its rich history. The great-est Mongolian artist known to us is Bogdo Gegen Zanabazar (1635-1723). Zanabazar was recognized as the first Jebtsun-

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damba Khutuktu, or Bogdo Gegen by the fifth Tibetan Dalai Lama. Zanabazar’s exquisite gilt bronze sculptures combine breathtaking renderings of Buddhist deities with powerfully expressive lifelike characteristics.

In 2005 a spectacular collection of Zanabazar and School of Zanabazar masterpiece sculptures was sold in New York by the Rossi & Rossi Gallery.

urTYn Duu (long song)For the Mongolians, the long song evokes the vast drawn

out steppes. Its nostalgic tendencies generate a preference for slow tempos, long melodic lines, wide pitch intervals and the absence of measured rhythm. The scale used is a five note (pentatonic) scale with no semi tones. Long songs are sung by women and men and are usually accompanied by the Morin Khuur (Horse Head Fiddle) or sometimes the Limbe (Transverse Flute).

KHoomii (mongolian oVerTone singing) Khoomii is a magical style of singing found in the central

Asian Altai mountain range. It is particularly strong in West-ern Mongolia, Tuva (which is part of the Russian Federation), the Gorno Altai region, Karkhassia, Baskhiria and the Kalmyk Mongol region by the Volga River.

Khoomii is known as Overtone singing in the west and is a technique which allows one person to sing two or even three distinct pitches at the same time. The singer utilizes the harmonic or overtone series to do this.

morin KHuurWithout doubt the

most quintessential of Mongolian instruments is the Morin Khuur, which loosely translates as the horse instrument but more affectionately as the Horse Head Fiddle. The Morin Khuur is Two Stringed spiked fiddle. The strings are made from the tail of a horse and run from the end of the spike at the base, over the wooden bridge on the body, over the nut and through the neck to the tuning pegs or ears. The strings are called thick and thin and also male and female.

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eVenTsHoliDaY/FesTiValTsagaan sar lunar Year

The festival of the lunar New Year, Tsagaan Sar, is cel-ebrated in or around February depending on the Mongolian lunar calendar. Tsagaan Sar, meaning White Month or Moon, is one the main two big public annual events. It marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring and the new year´s cycle. The day before New Years Day is known as Bituun, meaning “to

close down”. At the eve of the old year there is a celebration called Bituuleg.

There is a big amount of “covered food”, where the meat is covered by for instance a layer of dough. Traditionally the celebration would last for three days, but a period of seven days is currently aloud for visiting people and up to a month for wishes.

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Naadam, the ̀ manly games’, is a festival of the three mayor tradi-tional sports in Mon-golia: wrestling, horse racing and archery. It is the biggest event in Mongolia´s public life. All over the countryside small Nadaams are cel-ebrated and in the first part of July (11, 12 and 13) the national Nadaam in Ulaanbaatar is celebrated.

This event lasts for three days of which the first is mainly reserved for the competitions and the third is dedicated to merry-making. The origin of this fes-tival should go back centuries as an an-nual sacrificial ritual honouring various mountain gods or to celebrate a com-munity endeavor.

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sPring eVenTsmarch 1-2‘’Khuvsgul international Cup 2010’’ ice Fishing CompetitionOrganization: Sayan-Radian Co.,Ltd, Munkh saridag Travel Co.,LtdWhere: Ih Har Us River, Lake Khuvsgul,

Khuvsgul provinceTelephone: 976-11-3314218, 88089141,

976-22823, 99380366E-address: www.sayan-radian.ru,

Sayan-radian@magicnet.mn, Lake_hovsgol@yahoo.com

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march 19-21‘’mongolian Camel 2010’’ Festival, ‘’Conference of sheepmans’’Organization: Aimag Local Government Office, Department of

Environment and Tourism of aimag, Sainshand sum’s Government office

Where: Dornogobi province, Sainshand sumTelephone: 99143942, 93027028E-address: www.boajg.blog.banjig.net, b_nasanjargal99@yahoo.com...................................................................................................................22 march nauryz (Kazakh Traditional spring Holiday)...................................................................................................................may 10“Camel Polo”

Organization: Aimag Local Government Office, Department of Environment and Tourism of aimag, Bogd, Guchin-Us, Togrog sum’s Government office

Where: Uvurkhangai province, Bogd sum,Telephone: 01322-2-3260, 99069306, 93077766E-address: www.bishirtugei.bblog.mn, uvurkhangai_tourism@

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naTional ParKsHusTai naTional ParK

It takes about 2 hours to get there by vehicle from capital, Hustai National Park lies in the foothills of the southern Khen-ti Mountain Range about 100km south west of Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia. It takes its name (sometimes also known as Khustain Nuruu National Park) from birch trees growing in surrounding mountain forests. In Mongo-lian khustai means “with birch” and nuruu means “moun-

tains”. The park has never had a perma-nent settlement or been used for agri-culture. This limited use has allowed the preservation of one of the world’s most threatened ecosys-tems: Steppe and forest steppe.

In 1993, Hustain Nuruu was upgraded from protected area status to reserve status and conservation measures were strengthened. In 1998, the area’s status was upgraded once more and Hustain Nuruu Reserve became Hustai Na-tional Park. As a national park, regulations on land use were tightened and all grazing and hunting was forbidden.

The Takh is the last surviving ancestor of the modern domestic horse. Also known as Przewalski’s Horse, the spe-cies once roamed the steppe of Central Asia and Europe, but since 1968 has been extinct in the wild. Hustai National Park’s Takhi re-introduction project is part of a world-wide initiative to return the highly endangered species to its Mon-golian homeland.

Web site: http://www.hustai.mn

TerelJ naTional ParKIt takes about less than an hour to get there by vehicle;

The National Park is a very popular area both the locals on a weekend and foreign tourists. The park lies at 1600 me-ters above sea level and offers great opportunities for hik-ing, horse-riding, rafting and rock climbing. The park is over 1.2 million acres large. The landscape is looking a little bit like the Alps. It is a national park that started to develop in the 1960’s and officially was classified as a National Park in 1994. It is almost uninhabited by humans, only by a few no-mads and farmers. Inside the park, there are ranges of pro-tected animals such as birds (250 species), moose, bears and

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wolves. As it becomes developed for tourism, some of the Ger camps have concrete car parks and electricity. Camps are not at the same place depending of the season, there are summer camps, and winter camps which are open mostly all year long. Horse, Camel and Yak riding short trip is available. When you visit there, you will discover old temples, beautiful appearance of the Rocks; The Turtle Rock, or called Melkhi Khad by the locals, is an interesting rock formation looking like a turtle. The Turtle rock is set in a valley; it was about 20 minutes drive from my gear camp.

If you are fit and slim, you can climb behind the rock and access the head of the turtle; here you can find a very small hole where you squeeze through. When if you managed that, once here there is a superb view point over the valley.

gun galuuT naTure reserVeAlthough it owns small part area, Gun Galuut is the state

combined from diversity of ecosystem. It includes complex of high mountains, steppes, rivers, lakes wetlands and are kept enough as its original condition as well. Whoever visit-ing enjoys to see Gun-Galuut vast steppe seems to meet the sky, the imposing mountains Baits and Berkh, a home land of rare creatures, Ikh-Gun and Ayaga lakes, a paradise of birds, Kherlen, the longest river of Mongolia and Tsengiin Burd wetland, in where water and wetland birds lay their eggs.

Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve is a local protected area for conservation of global threatened species. The Nature Re-serve (NR) is founded by the Citizens’ Representative Hural (Local Parliament) of Bayandelger County, Tuv Province in 2003. This place contains 3 zones which are tourism zone, limited zone, and core zones. All are the ecosystem of steppe, Rock Mountains, small lakes, river, streams and wetland in which includes 20.000 hectare.

The fauna and flora of the NR haven’t been researched properly but cur-rently 63 mammal species, 81 bird species, 3 amphib-ian species and 38 fish species are re-corded. Most com-mon species are Grey Wolf, Marmot, Souslik, Pika, Vole, Fox, Corsac, Jerboa and Frog.

Website: www.argalipark.comemail: info@argalipark.com

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sTage & sCreenUlaanbaatar is known as a Mongolian creative capital. With live performance on

offer almost every night of the year, it is easy to see why.

The city is home to many of the country’s significant art organizations, includ-ing Mongolian NATIONAL FOLK SONG AND DANCE ENSEMBLE, OPERA AND BALLET THEATRE, TUMEN EKH ENSEMBLE, STATE ACADEMIC DRAMA THEATRE AND TRADIO-NAL AND MODERN BANDS PLAY AT THE COMMON TOURIST PLACES IN THE CITY.

There is nothing Mongolians love more than music and the urge to burst into song happens spontaneously. Nowadays Ulaanabaatar has pop group, like the Irish, on the whole prefer traditional music, horsehead-fiddle, contortion, traditional dancers and throat singer. Singers and musicians are greatly valued in Mongol communities.

THeaTers...................................................................................................................sTaTe aCaDemiC Drama THeaTreTel: 324621, 99199794, 88087088‘GEGEEN MUZA 2009’ AWARDS20-27th March, 2010Every year the State Academic Drama Theatre holds the ‘Gegeen Muza’ awards to honour theatre productions and performers. This year, the 7th week-long awards event will take place between March 20 – 27. A different performance will be held each night of the week at 7pm including: ‘Unfortunately I Love You’ by ‘Ungut Ineed’ will be held on the 20th, ‘Please Talk To Me Mother!’ by the Music and Dance Theatre of Bayankhongor province will take place on the 21st, ‘Can I Please Borrow Your Wife’ will be performed on the 22nd, the ‘Yellow Sea Anguish’ play on the 23rd, ‘Bodonchir Setsen’ by Borjigon Theatre of Govisumber province on the 24th, ‘Unfortunately I Love You’ by the Musical Drama Theatre of Uvurkhangai province on the 25th and ‘Thunderstorm’ by ‘X-Tuts’ on the 26th. The awards ceremony will be held on March 27 at 7pm at the State Academic Drama Theatre. ...................................................................................................................THe mongolian naTional FolK song anD DanCe ensemBleTel: 323954, 99283116, 88083116Website: www.mon-ensemble.mnOur performance including following programs: • NationalGreatOrchestra

• Nationallongsongsandfolksongs

• TraditionalmusicalinstrumentMorinKhuur

• Folkdances

• TsamDance/religiousdance/

• Throatsinging

• Contortions

schedule for may: “A MOTHERLAND WITH KHUUMII” FOLK ART CONCERT,“NOMAD” NATIONAL BALLET

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...................................................................................................................CenTral CulTural PalaCe Tel: 321444, 328833, 323954...................................................................................................................

sTaTe PHilHarmoniC HallTel: 70118012

2010 concert programme of the State Philharmonic:2010.03.04 7 pm “Cinema night 3” World best movies’ music Symphony

orchestra, Conductor B. Lkhagvasuren2010.03.08 7 pm “Music to my mother” jazz concert Bayan Mongol jazz

orchestra, Conductor B. Ganbat2010.03.18 7 pm “World best music” concert Morin khuur fiddle

ensemble, Conductor Ts. Batchuluun2010.03.25 7 pm H. Berlioz “Fantastic Symphony” new classic concert

Symphony orchestra, Conductor D. Nyamdash2010.04.02 7 pm “Playing love” /World and Mongolian best movie

music/ Morin khuur fiddle ensemble, Conductor D. Tuvshinsaikhan

2010.04.15 7 pm “American music” new concert Symphony orchestra, Conductor B. Lkhagvasuren

2010.04.16 7 pm Contemporary composers’ music concert Morin khuur fiddle ensemble, Conductor D. Tuvshinsaikhan

2010.04.29 7 pm “American best jazz” new concert Bayan Mongol jazz orchestra, Conductor B. Ganbat

2010.05.07 7 pm “P. I Tchaikovsky concert” classic concert. Symphony orchestra Conductor N. Butenbayar, D. Nyamdash, B. Lkhagvasuren

2010.05.09 7 pm “Victory” concert Bayan Mongol jazz orchestra, Conductor B. Ganbat

2010.05.21 7 pm “Solo concert” new concert. Solo musicians

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Morin khuur fiddle ensemble2010.05.27 7 pm C. Debussy and M. Ravel’s concert Symphony

orchestra, Conductor D. Nyamdash...................................................................................................................THe ameriCan CenTer For mongolian sTuDies (aCms)Tel: 350 - 486address: NUM Building # 5. Room 305.Schedule:2010.3.18 5 pm, “The Inner Mongolian Dance,Andai, as Dance

Therapy”2010.4.01 5pm, “Speech Perception in Khalkha Mongolian: A

Psycholinguistic Survey” ...................................................................................................................l’ allianCe FranCaise de mongolieTel: 351914Website: www.afm.mn

French song, Poetry + DictationThe Mongol-France Center will hold French song, poetry and dictation panels for Mongolian students studying French. The song panels will take place on the 10th and 24th of March from 2pm – 6pm. The poetry panels will be held on the 12th, 19th and 29th of March from 3pm – 5pm, and the dictation panel will take place on the 17th and 31st of March from 3pm – 4pm.

‘golden Feather’ French language Competition The AFM will hold a French language competition for Mongolian students studying French on March 24 at 2:30pm at the AFM center. Please register before March 20 at the AFM.

French Film Festival AFM is holding the first French film festival in Mongolia this March. The festival will be held in conjunction with the Swiss, Canadian, Hungarian and Vietnamese embassies, and will take place at Tengis movie theatre from March 25 - 30 at 7pm each night....................................................................................................................Tengis moVie THeaTerTel: 313105, 312719, 91913307Website: www.tengis.mnTickets: Adults 4000tug, children 3000tug (on Tuesday and Wednesday

tickets: 2500tug)

shutter island Two U.S. marshals, Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule, are summoned to a remote and barren island off the coast of Massachusetts to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a murderess from the island’s fortress-like hospital for the criminally insane.

Valentine’s day A diverse group of Los Angelenos navigate their way through romance

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and heartbreak over the course of one Valentine’s Day. Couples and singles experience the pinnacles and pitfalls of finding, keeping or ending relationships in a day in the life of love.

Wolfman Lawrence Talbot is a haunted nobleman lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes. Reunited with his estranged father, Talbot sets out to find his brother...and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself.

Cop out Two longtime NYPD partners on the trail of a stolen, rare, mint-condition baseball card find themselves up against a merciless, memorabilia-obsessed gangster. Jimmy is the veteran detective whose missing collectible is his only hope to pay for his daughter’s upcoming wedding, and Paul is his “partner-against-crime” whose preoccupation with his wife’s alleged infidelity makes it hard for him to keep......................................................................................................................Tumen eKH naTional song anD DanCe ensemBleTel: 322238, 96664374, 96650711schedule: On March - 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11st, 15th, 17th, 18th, 22nd, 23rd,

24th, 27th, 31st On April - 2nd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 12nd, 14th, 16th, 19th, 21st,

23rd, 26th, 28th, 29thOur ensemble is going to perform at 18:00 every day from 1st May 2010 through 1st November 2010....................................................................................................................moon sTone FolK song anD DanCe ensemBleTel: 99186171 and 99288399schedule: Folk art concert - March 20, 2010 to April 20, 2010 19:00

o’clock on Friday, 17:00 o’clock on Saturdays, Sundays; From April 20, 2010 Everyday at 18:00 o’clock

...................................................................................................................Torgo FasHion salonTel: 324957, 919190508, 99122448address: Located in the D block of Golomt complex, West main road

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museum & galleriesMongolia is believed to be one of the cradles of human-

ity. Archaeological digs have uncovered remains of early humans spread over Central Asia dating back to nearly 800 000 years ago. Every aimags (province) center has its own museum and there are others in different part of the coun-try, however; the best exhibits in most area of interests are in Ulaanbaatar. Many of the museums have interesting collec-tions and are well worth a visit. Be aware that most of mu-seums charge extra tax for the use of camera both for take picture and make movie.

...................................................................................................................BogD KHaan PalaCe museumTel: 342195Timetable: Everyday 9.30am – 4.30pm (Closed on Wednesday, Thursday)Tickets: Adults 1000tug, children 300tug, tourists 2500tugThe palace construction began to its construction in 1889 and continued for more than a decade, was completed in 1906. the palace complex has 10 Buddhist temples and two storey wooden house built by blueprints sent by Russian Tzar Nikolai 3. Bogd Khan lived in this house for more than 20 years with his Queen Dondog-Dulam. Since 1926 the palace has been serving as a museum....................................................................................................................CHoiJin lama monasTerY museumTel: 328547Timetable: Everyday 10am- 4pm (Closed on Monday, Tuesday)Tickets: Adults 2500tug, children 500tug, student 1000tuglocation: Genden Street, north of The National Culture & Recreation

ParkThis complex of temples was built between 1904 and 1908 for the Choijin Lama (a monastic title) Lubsankhaidav, the State Oracle and younger brother of the VIII Bogd Gegeen, and is one of the most beautiful monasteries in Mongolia. Where kept Buddhist ritual use and includes artworks, original silk icons and Tsam dancing masks....................................................................................................................naTural HisTorY museum oF mongoliaTel: 70110183Timetable: Everyday 10am – 4:30pm (Closed on Monday, Tuesday)Tickets: Adults 2500tug, students 1000tug, children 300tug, children

under school age enter free .This museum was established in 1956 as one hall containing exhibits of geography, flora, fauna, and fossils. Since then the museum has constantly enriched its exhibits and in 1992 became The Natural History Museum, consisting of 40 different halls.

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...................................................................................................................naTional museum oF mongoliaTel: 70110911; 70110912)Website: www.nationalmuseum.mn Everyday 10 am – 4:30 pm (Closed on Sunday, Monday)Tickets: adults 2500tug, children 600tug, students/ seniors 1200tug,

family ticket 3000tugTel: (+976) 70110913; 70110914Fax: (+976) 11 326 802address: P.O.Box-332. Juulchin Street 1. Ulaanbaatar 46. MongoliaThe museum was established in 1924. Currently it has seven halls with exhibits showing the history of Mongols since the first arrival of humans on Central Asia. There are more than 46,000 exhibits of archaeological, historical, and ethnographical interests. ...................................................................................................................mongol CosTumes museumTel: 328140, 328840, 91910917Timetable: Everyday 9am – 6pmTickets: Tourists 2000tug, adults 1500tug (Please call for advance)

Fashion show on reservation...................................................................................................................CalligraPHY museumTel: 315388Website: www.inkway.mnTimetable: Everyday 10am – 6pmTicket: Entrance is free...................................................................................................................a&D museum oF arTTel: 99115997; 317837Website: www.mongolianantique.comTimetable: Everyday 9am – 6pm (Closed on Sunday)Tickets: Tourists 2000tug, adults 2000tug, students 1000Please call in advance to visit...................................................................................................................BaDamKHanD museum oF arTTel: 99050832Timetable: Weekdays 10am – 6pm (Closed on weekend)address: Khan-uul district Zaisan Dreamland hothon 3-1...................................................................................................................THeaTre museumTel: 311320Timetable: Everyday 9am – 5pm (Closed on weekend and opened on

reservation in advance)Tickets: Adults 1500tug, Primary and high school children 200tug,

University students 300tug, tourists 1,000tug

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...................................................................................................................inTernaTional inTelleCTual museumTel: 461470Timetable: Everyday 10am-6pm (Closed on Sunday and open on

advanced reservation)Tickets: Adults 2000tug, primary and high school children 1000tug,

young children 500tug, tourists 3,000tug...................................................................................................................PosTage and sTamP museumTel: 362972Website: www.stamp.mnTimetable: Everyday 9am-6pmTickets: Entrance is free...................................................................................................................mongol miliTarY museumTel: 261782, 261863, 261959, 454292, 261784Timetable: Everyday 10am-5pmTickets: Adults 1000tug, school children 300tug, tourists 2000tug

Lkhagvasuren Street, 2 km northeast from the British Embassy Divided into two sections, the east wing shows Mongolian military history from the Stone Age to the period of Manchu occupation. The west wing shows post-independence military history (1921 to present day). There are over 2000 items on display including flags, uniforms, and weapons (note the gun made in 1372)....................................................................................................................memorial museum oF ViCTims oF PoliTiCal PerseCuTionTel: 70110915Timetable: Mon-Fri 9am-5pmTickets: Adults 500tug, school children 200tug, University students

300tug, tourists 2,500tug...................................................................................................................museum oF ulaanBaaTar CiTY HisTorY anD reFormaTionTel: 450960Timetable: Everyday 9am-6pmTickets: adults 1000tug, school children 300tug, University students

500tug, tourists 1500tug...................................................................................................................museum oF mongolian TraDiTional meDiCineTel: 342650, 99244135Timetable: Everyday 10am – 4.30pm (Closed on Wednesday)Tickets: Adults 1500tug, children 500tug, tourists 2500tug...................................................................................................................railroaD HisTorY museum oF ulaanBaaTarTel: 244493address: Bayangol district, Zamchnii street 1.

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Timetable: Everyday 9am – 5pmTickets: adults 1000tug, children and University students 500tug,

tourists $2...................................................................................................................CulTural HeriTage museum oF CHinggis KHaanTel: 99188143address: Khan-Uul district, Yarmag, street 18, # 433, behind the 41st

school, near the KHAN Bank branch)Timetable: Open Everyday 10am – 6pmTickets: adults 1000tug, children 300tug, tourists 2000tug...................................................................................................................arT gallerY oF THe union oF mongolian arTisTsTel: 327474Website: www.uma.mnTimetable: Everyday 10 am - 6 pmTickets: Entrance is free...................................................................................................................moDern arT gallerYTel: 327177, 331687Timetable: Everyday 9am- 5pmTickets: adults 2000tug, children 400tug, students 1000tug...................................................................................................................ZanaBaZar Fine arT museumTel: 326061, 326060, 326837Website: www.mongolianationalmuseum.mn More information on

Zanabazar himself is available at www.zanabazar.mn.Timetable: Monday - Friday: 10 am – 5pmTickets: Adults 2500tug, children 200tug, student 400tugNamed after the pre-eminent religious leader and artist of the 17th century, the highlights of this museum include the four buddhas sculpted by Zanabazar, a mandala done in silver and gold threads and pearl beads, and the famous painting “One Day in Mongolia”, attributed to the artist Sharav....................................................................................................................reD ger arT gallerYOperated by the Arts Council of Mongolia, supporting Mongolia’s finest young artists.Tel: 319015, 99235422address: Located in Zanabazar Museum of Fine ArtWebsite: www.artscouncil.mnTimetable: Monday - Friday: 10am – 5pmTickets: Entrance free...................................................................................................................Blue sun ConTemPorarY arT gallerYTel: 99860122, 95259374address: located in the building # 23 opposite to the Ulaanbaatar Bank

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Website: www.bluesun.mnTimetable: Everyday 10am- 5pmTickets: Entrance free...................................................................................................................KHan BanK arT gallerYTel: 332333, /3264/ address: located in Khan Bank new building, Seoul streetTimetable: Mon-Fri 9am - 6pmTickets: Entrance freee-mail: artgallery@khanbank.com...................................................................................................................Pearl arT gallerYTel: 326793, 99138281 Located in the 220 myangat #25-31Timetable: Everyday 11am - 7pm (Closed Sunday) Entrance free...................................................................................................................5+… sTuDio gallerYTel: 88812615; 88890124)address: located in Union of Mongolian Artists Studio B, 2nd floor,

room 210, Erkhuu Street, Sukhbaatar District (west side of the US Embassy, on big ring road)

Website: www.arts5plus.comTimetable: Everyday 11am - 5pmTickets: Entrance free...................................................................................................................XanaDu arT gallerYTel: 310239, 99110873address: Juulchin Street, north of the State Department Store, beside

the Tedy CenterWebsite: www.xanaduartgallery.orgTimetable: Monday-Friday: 10 am - 7 pm, Saturday: 11 am - 7 pm, Closed

SundayTickets: Entrance free...................................................................................................................inFormaTion TeCHnologY sHoWroomTel: 318070address: located in the National Information Technology Park, Science

and Education Exhibition HallWebsite: www.itpark.mn Timetable: Monday to Friday 10am–2pm and 3pm–5:30pmTickets: adults 1000tug, children 500tug

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TransPorTMongolian proverb

Man’s joy is in wide open empty space.

TrainMongolia’s 1,000

km railway line from the Moscow Rus-sian border to the Beijing Chinese bor-der passes through Ulaanbaatar and several other towns. A spur line connects Darkhan to the cop-

per mines of Erdenet; another spur line connects Ulaan-baatar with the coal mines of Baganuur. A separate railway line exists in the east of the country between Choibalsan and the Trans-Siberian at Borzya; however, that line is closed to passengers beyond the Mongolian town of Chuluunkhoroot.For domestic transport, daily trains run from Ulaanbaatar to Darkhan, Sukhbaatar, and Erdenet, as well as Zamyn-Uud, Choir and Sainshand. Mongolia uses the 1,520 mm (4 ft 115-6 in) (Russian gauge) track system. The total length of the system 1,810 km. Getting a ticket in Ulaanbaatar can be very difficult during the summer tourist season, so you need to plan ahead.

international Voyages

1.Beijing-Moskow Friday

2.Moskow-Beijing Monday

3.Ulaanbaatar-Moskow Tuesday, Friday

4.Moskow-Ulaanbaatar Monday, Sunday

5.Erlian-Ulaanbaatar Monday, Friday

6.Ulaanbaatar-Erlian Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday

7.Beijing-Ulaanbaatar Wednesday

8.Ulaanbaatar-Beijing Thursday

9.Huh hot-Ulaanbaatar Tuesday

10.Ulaanbaatar-Huh hot Tuesday, Saturday

11.Ulaanbaatar-Irkutsk Everyday

12.Irkutsk-Ulaanbaatar Everyday

For more information: Tel: 976-21-243012e-mail: info@mtz.mn, www.mtz.mn

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air TransPorTaTion

Chinggis Khaan International Airport outside of Ulaan-baatar is the only airport in Mongolia that offers interna-tional flights. Direct flights are available from Berlin, Moscow, Beijing, Hohhot, Seoul, Yekaterinburg, and Tokyo. Of the 32 remaining airports with unpaved runways, 2 of them have runways over 3,047 m, 3 have runways between 2,438 and 3,047 m, 24 have runways between 1,524 and 2,437 m, two have runways between 914 and 1,523 m, and one has run-ways under 914 m. Mongolia also has 1 heliport.

Domestic carriers, as of 2007, include MIAT, Aero Mon-golia, and Eznis Airways. They offer service between Ulaan-baatar and some of the aimag centers.

miaT inTernaTional summer sCHeDule

From Ulaanbaatar

Beijing Everyday

Berlin Thursday, Sunday

Moscow Thursday, Sunday

Tokyo Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday

Seoul Everyday

Osaka Tuesday, Friday

To Ulaanbaatar

Beijing Everyday

Berlin Thursday, Sunday

Moscow Thursday, Sunday

Tokyo Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday

Seoul Everyday

Osaka Tuesday, Friday

For more information: 1881 Website: www.miat.come-mail: reservation@miat.com

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roaDs anD HigHWaYs The main objective of the domestic road network is to

provide connectivity between aimag centers and Ulaan-baatar, and between aimag centers and their surrounding region. To achieve this, Mongolia has a state road network of just over 11,200 km, of which only about 1,500 km are paved, 1,440 km has a gravel surface and 1,346 km has an improved earth surface. Over 6,900 km is earth tracks. On the state road network there are 364 bridges with a total length of just over 13,500 meters (an average length of 37 meters). But of these, 178 are of wooden construction and account for about 20 percent of the total length.

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ulaanBaaTar CiTY reCommenD You numBers oF Com-ForTaBle HoTels in WHiCH gooD serViCes anD meal

Hotel name Telephone: Website:

ulaanbaatar ««««« 320620 www.ubhotel.mn

Terelj Hotel ««««« 99992233 www.tereljhotel.com

Bayangol Hotel «««« 312255 www.bayangolhotel.mn

Palace Hotel «««« 343565 www.palace.mn

Chinggis Khaan Hotel «««« 313380 www.chinggis-hotel.com

amarbaysgalant Hotel ««« 312413, 312385 www.eb3-amarbaysgalanm.mn

edelweiss Hotel ««« 312186 www.edelweiss.mn

Continental Hotel ««« 323829 www.ubcontinentalhotel.com

White house hotel ««« 365158, 367872 www.whitehousehotel.mn

Puma imperial Hotel ««« 313043 www.pumaimperialhotel.mn

Diplomat Hotel ««« 312206 www.diplomats.com

Peace bridge Hotel ««« 341750, 340750 322899

www.peacebridgehotel.com

Decor Hotel ««« 70118520 www.decor-hotel.com

Flower Hotel ««« 458330 www.Flower-hotel.mn

mika Hotel ««« 310566 www.mika.mn

Voyage Hotel ««« 312198 www.voyagehotelt.mn

narantuul Hotel ««« 330565, 328600 www.narantuulhotel.com

Bishrelt Hotel ««« 313786 www.bishreltplaza.mn

address: Chinggis khaan’s avenue 25 A Ulaanbaatar 210136, Mongolia

Telephone: 976-11-343565 , 77449673mobile: 976-99099673Fax: 976-11-343001e-mail: palace@mongol.netWeb site: www.palace.mn

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resTauranT & PuBsMongolians eat meat with some fat, which sustains them through the long period of winter time, especially in the countryside. However, there are numerous of newly opened international restaurants and pubs in the capital, including French, Italian, Indian, American, Korean, Japanese and Chinese....................................................................................................................DeTroiT ameriCan BarTel: 320033Everyday 9:30 pm Live performance by YuppoFriday 9:30 pm Live performance...................................................................................................................riVer sounDsTel: 320497, 99293232, 99145757Mon 10:30 pm Live performance by Black and white Tue-Wed 10:30 pm Live performance by YuppoThursday 10:30 pm Live performance by A-SoundFri-Sat 10:30 pm Live performance by Black and White Sun 10:30 pm Live performance by Yuppo...................................................................................................................granD KHaan irisH PuBTel: 336666Mon-Tue 9:00 pm Live performance by Philippine band Wednesday 9:00 pm Live performance by Lemons bandThursday 9:00 pm Live performance by Philippine bandFri-Sat 9:00 pm Live performance by Beer band...................................................................................................................sTringsTel: 367845, 91995504Everyday 9:00 pm Live performance by Philippine groupSunday 9:00 pm Live performance by Mongolian band...................................................................................................................iKH mongolTel: 331206Monday 9:30 pm Live performance by L-Guards Tuesday 9:30 pm Live performance by The Lemons Wednesday 9:30 pm Live performance by Fire Thursday 9:30 pm Live performance by Altan Urag Friday 9:30 pm Live performance by Fire Saturday 9:30 pm Live performance by X-Vit Sunday 9:30 pm Live performance by Altan Urag ...................................................................................................................arTe resTauranTTel: 70111585schedule: Tuesday -Friday 8:30 pm Live performance

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m-CluBTel: 319866Website: www.m-club.mnM-Cinema, M-Play station 3, M-lounge, M-Bowling are available...................................................................................................................los BanDiDosThis place is advertised as ‘the only Mexican and Indian restaurant in Mongolia’, a claim that we won’t try to argue with. It serves nachos, fajitas, enchiladas and burritos, as well as meals hot from the tandoori oven....................................................................................................................CaliForniaOne of Ulaanbaatar’s most popular restaurants, this place has an array of eclectic menu items, including a Thai steak salad with Caesar dressing, authentic chicken tacos and shorlog (shish kebab with cream sauce). All of these are recommended. There is a huge variety of food to choose from and the portions are generous and heavy on the calories (this place is a real diet killer). It’s also one of the few places in town that is open for breakfast....................................................................................................................CaFe amsTerDamAt the time of writing this place was set to open as Mongolia first literary café. The Dutch owners have promised café au lait, pannekoeken (crepes) and homemade cheese (in season), as well as shelves of books that you can borrow, trade or buy. Poetry readings and guest speakers are expected so check the chalkboard for upcoming events...................................................................................................................BD’s mongolian BarBeQue location: Seoul Street-9, West of Ayanchin OutfittersTimetable: 11am – 11pm every day Tel: 311191, 96653934 email: info@nomadsgroup.mn...................................................................................................................CiTY nomaDs resTauranT & Bar location: on the right of the Wrestling Palace, Negdelchin Hotel Timetable: 12pm -12am Tel: 454484 Tue-Fri: 8:30 pm Live Performance...................................................................................................................Zing resTauranTlocation: Opposite of the Trade & Development Bank, Next to the

Golden Pen shop Tel: 7011-0505...................................................................................................................CosY nomaDs resTauranT & Home DeCor location: Next to the Sarnaikh Supermarket, Near the Zaisan Memorial,

South of UlaanbaatarTel: 344001, 88680044

address: Club Havana Building, Jamyangun street, 1st khoroo, Sukhbaatar district, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Tel: 976-70134600Fax: 976-70111347e-mail: tibukuro2000@yahoo.co.jp

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sHoPPingUlaanbaatar offers wide variety of shopping opportuni-

ties; best buys including paintings, cashmeres, camel wool products, leathers, traditional clothing, national handicrafts, boots, carpets, jewelry, souvenirs, and national costumes. Most of the shopping is possible to accept international credit cards such as VISA, Master Card, American Express and JCB.

WHere To sHoPThe State De-

partment store is the largest shop-ping mall in Mon-golia, a leftover of the Soviet oc-cupation. You can find cashmere and leather here, in addition to whatever else you

might find in a department store. On the top floor there is a large souvenir shop with a massive variety of trinkets avail-able. WARNING! The State Department store is the home of a very aggressive ring of pick pockets that are not monitored by the store. Another unique product of Mongolia is Cash-mere. The fabric, made from the fur of the Cashmere goat, is only found in the central Asian areas of Mongolia, Pakistan, and India. The Gobi , Goyo, and Buyan Cashmere company is the premier cashmere producer and distributor in Mongolia, and their products are high quality, if not always up to date in fashion design. If you find something you like, however, you will get away with deep discounts on a very high quality and popular fabric.

sKY sHoPPing CenTerIf you are based

on the east side of town, the Sky Shop-ping Center may be more convenient than the State De-partment Store and offers similar goods and services. It’s be-hind the Chinggis Khaan Hotel.

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souVenir HouseSouvenir house is available

around downtown in capital Ulaanbaatar. On the top of the floor you will get variety of hand made souvenir products. Also east south of the state depart-ment store there is a souvenir house is available for your shop-ping.

merKuri marKeTMerkuri market is sort of a flea

market for food where you can bargain with individual vendors for all manner of imported goods, meat, cheese and vegetables, as well as luxuries such as caviar and crab sticks.

naranTuul BlaCK marKeTNaran Tuul Market, east of the Center, is also known as

the Black Market (Khar Zakh), but it’s not the sort of place where you go to change money illegally and smuggle goods - though this certainly happens.

The market is huge, one of the biggest in Asia and in summer up to 60,000 people a day squeeze inside. There’s an around Tug50 entrance fee. You can buy cheap gear for a camping trip, among other things, but the real reason to visit is to marvel at this enormous emporium.

Inside the market you will see long white building with blue roof, in here where you can buy food.

inTer nom BooK sToreBaga touruu, next

to the IT Park XANADU BOOKS & WINES Ground floor Marco Polo Plaza, besides Choijin Lama Museum,

Tel: 319748 web: www.xanadu.mn

English language books, travel guide, popular fictions,

children book and more The market is notorious for pickpockets and bag slashers so don’t bring anything you don’t want to lose. Don’t carry anything on your back, and strap your money belt to your body.

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useFul inFormaTionTiPs For TourisTs

MONGOLIA IS ONE OF THE SAFEST PLACES IN THE WORLD but like in many other countries tourists need to be aware of the dangers and apply common sense -Be careful when you are in the market, shopping centers, museums and theatres, and also on public transport. We have pickpockets in Mon-golia too! -If you have lost anything or had something stolen, you should report it immediately to the nearest police sta-tion or police officer. -It is better to buy souvenirs, precious things, cashmere and leather goods in shops and not from street vendors and get a receipt and custom certificate from the shop. -Please, do not buy anything precious, antique items and products of animal origin offered by individuals. -It is not a good idea to walk around suburbs and dark places in Ulaanbaatar after 23.00 hours. If you do go out to night-clubs or bars leave your valuables in a safe place. -Use only officially registered tour operators, if in doubt ask the Tourist Information Center. -Use only recognizable designated taxis and buses. -If you decide to travel individually, hiring a car and a driver, agree the ‘contract’ before you set off. Also take a good quality road network map, GPS and other orientation instruments if possible.

You should carry a photocopy of your travel documents at all times. Never leave money, valuables and hand bag-gage unattended. -In the countryside you should carry your own first aid kit and any necessary medicines. Also take some canned and packaged food from Ulaanbaatar and other larger settlements. -Although there are fresh water rivers in Mongolia, you should drink purified or boiled wa-ter. -Do not litter the surroundings and always carry a bag for rubbish when traveling in the countryside. Do not harm the environment, flora and fauna. On the whole Mongolians are Buddhist, but Mongolians are very tolerant of other reli-gions. When visiting Buddhist monasteries and temples, you need to take into account the following in order to avoid cul-tural misunderstandings.

- Do not dress immodestly when you visit a Buddhist temple, and take your hat off -Do not take photos or videos of anything or anyone without permission. - Do not make a loud noise or smoke inside. -When entering a temple do not step on the door threshold. -Never touch the Buddha images and other things in the temple because these are considered sacred.

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useFul aDDressesCHinggis KHaan inTernaTional airPorTLocation: 25 km from Center of Ulaanbaatar, Khan-Uul district. flight

information Tel: 1980...................................................................................................................inTernaTional railWaY sTaTionLocation: Teeverchid Street Railway informationTel: 94194, 194...................................................................................................................ulaanBaaTar railWaY inTernaTional railWaY TiCKeTing CenTerLocation: Teeverchid StreetTimetable: 8am-7.30 pm Tel: 94133, 944366, 944367...................................................................................................................aCCiDenT anD meDiCal CenTersHospital number 2 Tel : 450129, (Emergency): 310945 Location: Peace Avenue near the British Embassy sos medica mongoliaTel: 345526, 345527Location: Gutal Corporation Building in Khan-Uul District. Yonsei Friendship Hospital Tel: 310945 Location: Peace Avenue, Next to the Maternity hospital 1...................................................................................................................oFFiCe oF immigraTion, naTuraliZaTion anD Foreign CiTiZensLocation: Chinggis Avenue, Khan Uul district, on the way of Chinggis

Khaan Airport.Tel: 93141011, 70133448, 93141013, 1882 Timetable: 9 am -6 pm Visa extension: one week –15 US$, over one week costs –2 US$ per day. If you are planning to stay more than 30 days in Mongolia you are required to register at the Office of Immigration, Naturalization and Foreign Citizens....................................................................................................................PosTal serViCeYou can buy stamps in post offices in Ulaanbaatar and aimag provinces. There is a poste restante at the Central Post Office in Ulaanbaatar. Bring along your passport as proof of identification. Some local post offices are: Central Post office: The largest and most central post office located near the south west corner of Sukhbaatar Square.

Post office 44: Peace Avenue opposite Center Point, Chingeltei District, 20th Build-ing, Tel: 322310

Post office 46: Parliament Building near the Natural History Museum

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ausTria Location: Baga-toiruu, opposite to Tsetseg shop TEL: 324298

Belarus Location: Sukhbaatar district, 43a Olympic Street 20, next to the Continental hotel Tel: 318481

BulgariaLocation: Sukhbaatar District, Olympic Street 8Tel: 322841

CanaDa Location:Enkh Taivany Orgon Choloo Tel: 328285

CHina /PrC/Open: 9:30am-12pm on Monday, Wednesday, Friday Address: P.O. Box 672 Zaluuchuudyn Urgun Chuluu-5 Tel: 320955, 323940, 311903Fax: 311943 Email: chinaemb_mn@mfa.gov.cn Web: http://mn.china-embassy.org/eng/ http://mn.chineseembassy.org/eng/

CuBa Location: Sukhbaatar district, Negdsen Undestnii Street 5 Tel: 323778

CZeCH rePuBliCLocation: Sukhbaatar district, Olympic Street 12, Tengeriin Tsag BuildingTel: 321886

FranCe Location: Chingeltai district, Enkh Taivanii Orgon Choloo 3 Tel: 324519

germanY Location: Sukhbaatar district, Negdsen Udestnii Street 7Tel: 323325, 323915, 320908

HungarYLocation: Enkh Taivany Orgon Choloo 1 Tel: 323973, 320972

inDia Location: Sukhbaatar district, Zaluuchuudyn Orgon Choloo 10Tel: 329522, 329524

JaPanLocation: Sukhbaatar District, Olympic StreetTel: 320777

KaZaKHsTanLocation: Chingeltei istrict, 4th khoroo, Diplomatic Complex 95/11Tel: 312240

DiPlomaTiC missions anD Consular oFFiCes

emBassY | ConsulaTe seCTion | HonorarY ConsulKoreaLocation: Sukhbaatar district, Olympic Street 10Tel: 321548, 310153

laos Location: Sukhbaatar district, Ikh Toiruu 59Tel: 326440

malaYsiaLocation: Zuunselbiin khoroo, 39-iin Tel: 345336

norTH Korea /DPrK /Location: Negdsen Undestnii Street 12Tel: 325663

PolanDLocation: Chingeltei district, Diplomatic Complex 95Tel: 320641

russiaLocation: Sukhbaatar district, Enkh Taivany Orgon Choloo A-6Tel: 327191, 312851Working hours: 9am–6pm On weekends –closed. E-mail: mono_nsr@yahoo.comTel: 99054046, 324597Address: Seoul street, Sant Asar Hotel, Room # 209

sWiTZerlanDLocation: Chingeltei district, Diplomatic Complex 95, #4-36Tel: 331422

sloVaKiaLocation: Chingeltei district, 1st khoroo, Jigjidjav Street 4/1Tel: 319254, 687455

THailanDLocation: Chingeltei district, Arizona Complex, 1st floor Tel: 320138, 311 333

TurKeYLocation: Chingeltei district, Enkh Taivany Orgon Choloo 5Tel: 311200

uKraine Location: Khan-Uul district - 36 Tel: 343503

usaLocation: Sukhbaatar district, Ikh Toiruu 59Tel: 329095, 329606

VieTnamLocation: Bayanzurkh district, Enkh Taivany Orgon Choloo 47Tel: 458917

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inTernaTional eXPress____________________________________________FeDeX Location: Tuushin Hotel 1st floor Tel: 320591, 55257657____________________________________________emsLocation: Central Post OfficeTel: 31001____________________________________________TnT international express Tel: 313389____________________________________________uPs Location: Bayanzurkh district, “Nisora”1st floor Tel: 70157001____________________________________________DHl international Location: Peace avenue -15A, UB 48Tel: 310919, 313331

useFul TelePHone numBers____________________________________________Fire ....................................................................101

Police ................................................................102

Ambulance ........................................................103

Emergency Department ....................................105

Traffic Police ......................................................124, 321008

Immigration Office ............................................93141011, 70133448

Ulaanbaatar Telephone Inquiry .........................1109, 109

Airport Inquiry ..................................................1980

MIAT-International Ticketing Center ..................322118, 1881

MIAT-Domestic Ticketing Center ........................322686, 1881

AEROFLOT-Russian Airlines ................................320720

AIR MARKET Ticketing Center ............................305050

AIR TRANS Ticketing Center ...............................313131, 323232

AIR NETWORK Ticketing Center..........................322222, 323333

Railway Inquiry .................................................24194

International Railway Ticketing Center ..............24133, 244844

Domestic Railway Ticketing Center ....................24137

City Taxi .............................................................344499, 300000

National Tourism Center ....................................330778, 330675

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Department of road and transportation -1, Chinggis avenue -11, ulaanbaatar, mongolia

P.o.B-1520, index 211213 Central Post office

Tel: (976) - 11- 330675Fax: (976) - 11- 330778Website: www.mongolia-tourism.mn e-mail: marketing@mongolia-tourism.mn