U·lan Ba·tor

(o͞o′län bä′tôr′)

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Ulan Bator

(ʊˈlɑːn ˈbɑːtɔː) or

Ulaanbaatar

(Placename) the capital of Mongolia, in the N central part: developed in the mid-17th century around the Da Khure monastery, residence until 1924 of successive "living Buddhas" (third in rank of Buddhist-Lamaist leaders), and main junction of caravan routes across Mongolia; university (1942); industrial and commercial centre. Pop: 842 000 (2005 est). Former name (until 1924): Urga Chinese name: Kulun

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U•lan Ba•tor

(ˈu lɑn ˈbɑ tɔr)
n.

the capital of the Mongolian People's Republic, in the N central part. 500,000. Formerly, Urga.

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Ulan Bator - the capital and largest city of Mongolia

capital of Mongolia, Kulun, Ulaanbaatar, Urga

Mongolia, Mongolian People's Republic, Outer Mongolia - a landlocked socialist republic in central Asia

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China promotes culture and tourism in Mongolia AKIPRESS.COM - Beautiful China culture and tourism campaign made a stop in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia, on Thursday, The China Daily reports.

China promotes culture and tourism in Mongolia

They started working on Monday under an annual program launched six years ago, which is aimed at making Ulan Bator a safer place for foreign visitors.

Students in Mongolia help decrease crime against tourists

Late in March, Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers of the under-23 squad brought home six colorful medals, including 2 gold medals from Asian championships underway in the Mongolian capital city of Ulan Bator.

Iranian Wrestlers Collect 9 Medals at 22nd Int'l Victory Cup in Turkey

ULAN BATOR -- An 85-year-old Mongolian man has broken the Masters M85 world record in the indoor 400m at the 8th World Masters Athletics Championships Indoor (WMACI) in Torun, Poland, local media reported on Thursday.

85-year-old Mongolian breaks world record at WMACI in Poland

After the marathon, Andrew - who has been training in the Highlands - will take on another endurance challenge with a 100-mile, 24-hour run from the area of Genghis Khan's birth to the capital Ulan Bator.

I'm a Khan-do kind of bloke; A marathon on ice? Frostbite? Temperatures of -40C? Wolves?

The expansion follows the opening of a studio in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, at the start of the year, when the firm became the first UK architect to set up a base in the country.

Architectural firm opens its second design hub overseas

Gradon Architecture, headquartered in Gateshead, is one of three firms - and the only UK practice - selected to submit plans for the vast regeneration project that will transform a disused site in the country's capital Ulan Bator.

Architects bidding for PS200m Mongolia project; DEVELOPMENT

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia, Rajab 05, 1436, April 24, 2015, SPA -- A Canadian businessman has been found dead in his room at an upscale hotel in Mongolia's capital Ulan Bator, police said Friday, according to AP.

Canadian businessman found dead in hotel in Mongolia

Tokyo, Sept 24, 2014 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that it has donated two units of the i-MiEV new generation electric vehicle (EV) and one electric vehicle charger unit to the city of Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia.

Mitsubishi Motors Donates Two 100% Electric i-MiEVs to the City of Ulan Bator

KUWAIT, Aug 7 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, currently on a visit to Mongolia, paid a visit to Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj at the Presidential Palace in the capital Ulan Bator.

His Highness the Amir visits Mongolia's President