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	Uliastai (Улиастай)
	City
Country	Mongolia
Aimag	Zavkhan
District	Uliastai
River	Chigestei Gol
Elevation	1,753 m (5,751 ft)
Coordinates	47°44′34″N 96°50′36″E / 47.74278°N 96.84333°E
Area	32.04 km2 (12 sq mi)
Population	16,240 (2008)
Density	507 /km2 (1,313 /sq mi)
Founded	1733
Timezone	UTC+7
Area code	+976 (0)146
	Location of Uliastai in Mongolia

This article is about the city in Mongolia. For other uses, see Uliastai.

Coordinates: 47°44′34″N 96°50′36″E / 47.74278°N 96.84333°E

Uliastai (Mongolian: Улиастай, in older sources Uliassutai) is a city in Mongolia. It is located in the western part of the country, 1,115 kilometers from the capital Ulan Bator. Uliastai is the capital of Zavkhan Province and was the 10th most populous city in the country with a population of 24,276 (2000 census), now this city has 16,240 population (2006 est.^[1]) and is at 16th position.

Uliastai city has sum (district) status and forms an enclave within the surrounding Aldarkhaan sum.

As late as the early 20th century Uliastai was an important center of caravan trade. It was connected by camel caravan routes with Urga (now Ulan Bator) in the east, Khovd in the west, Barkol and other points in Xinjiang in the southwest, and Hohhot in the southeast.^[2]

[edit] Transportation

The old Uliastai Airport has two unpaved runways and is located close to the city. Since 2002, the Donoi Airport (or "New Uliastai Airport") with one unpaved runway is located about 25 km west of the city and gets served by regular flights from and to Ulan Bator.

[edit] Sources

^ Zavkhan Aimag Statistic Office Annual Report[1]
^ Owen Lattimore, The Desert Road to Turkestan. (Various editions). See esp. the map inside the back cover.

[edit] External links

Manchu Dynasty Government Structure, 1691-1910 University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

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[0] Zavkhan Aimag Statistic Office Annual Report[1]

[1] Owen Lattimore, The Desert Road to Turkestan. (Various editions). See esp. the map inside the back cover.

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