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Darkhan Дархан ᠳᠠᠷᠬᠠᠨ
District
Darkhan District Дархан сум ᠳᠠᠷᠬᠠᠨᠰᠤᠮᠤ
Buddha Statue complex
Coat of arms
Nickname: Second capital
Darkhan
Coordinates: 49°28′08″N 105°57′27″E / 49.46889°N 105.95750°E / 49.46889; 105.95750
Country	Mongolia
Province	Darkhan-Uul Province
Founded	October 1961
Area
• Total	103 km (40 sq mi)
Elevation	665 m (2,182 ft)
Population
• Total	156,120
• Density	1,500/km (3,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (UTC + 8)
Postal code	213800
Area code	+976 (0)137
Vehicle registration	ДАx (x variable)
Climate	Dwb
Website	http://www.darkhan.mn/

Darkhan (Template:Lang-mn, pronounced [ˈtarχəɴ]; "blacksmith") is the second-largest city in Mongolia and the capital of Darkhan-Uul Aimag (Darkhan-Uul Province). It has a population of 121,428 in 2013.

History

On October 17, 1961, the city of Darkhan was built with extensive economic assistance from the Comecon. As its name implies, the city was originally conceived to be a manufacturing site for Mongolia's northern territory. Polish specialists built a woodworking plant, brickworks and a lime factory in Darkhan. Hungarians built a meat factory, opened in 1974.

The city remains a mostly industrial centre and is the home of some 82% of Darkhan-Uul Province's population. As with most urban Mongols, some 86% of the city's population live in residential apartments, with the remaining population living in yurts (gers) on the outskirts of the city.

Geography and structures

With an elevation of 665 metres or 2,182 feet, Darkhan is the capital of the Darkhan-Uul Province. It is a city with notable Soviet influence, evidenced by the huge square buildings and heavy Cyrillic usage. Darkhan is surrounded by mountains and hills, also having some tourist attractions like statues largely being Buddhist attractions. Some parts of the city have wooden houses.

Climate

Darkhan has a borderline humid continental climate (Dwb), close to the more typical subarctic climate (Dwc) of northern Mongolia, which is found in higher areas near the city, and only marginally wet enough to avoid qualifying as a semi-arid climate (BSk). These three climate types tend to overlap a good deal over the border regions of Mongolia, Russia and Kazakhstan. This area has extremely cold and dry winters; however the summers are warmer and more humid.

Culture

The Kharagiin monastery is housed in a log cabin in the old town; it has recently become active again as a Buddhist monastery.

In addition, the city hosts the Museum of Darkhan-Uul. This museum, also called the Traditional Museum of Folk Art, contains a collection of archaeological findings, traditional clothing, religious artifacts, and taxidermy.

The city has a monument to the horse-head fiddle (morin khuur), the national emblematic instrument of Mongols.

Education

Darkhan is the second largest educational center in Mongolia, making the educational level of the city's population very high. Hundreds of students come to Darkhan from other parts of Mongolia to study. Currently in Darkhan Uul Aimag there are 10 higher education institutions, 25 secondary schools, 14 kindergartens, the Institute of Management and Development, the Regional Business Development Center and the Plant Science and Agricultural Training Research Institute.

Partner cities

Darkhan is partnered with:

City	State	Country
Dimitrovgrad	Haskovo Province	Bulgaria
Irving	Texas	United States
Kaposvár	Somogy County	Hungary
Ulan Ude	Buryatia	Russia
Zeitz	Saxony-Anhalt	Germany

References

1. "РЕГИОНЫ МОНГОЛИИ:ДАРХАН". Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
2. ^ Gronowska, Ewa (8 October 1988). "Polska— Mongolia. Kraj daleki i bliski". Głos Pomorza (in Polish). No. 235. p. 3.
3. "Felavatták Mongóliában a magyar segítséggel épült darhani húskombinátot". Petőfi Népe (in Hungarian). No. 158. 9 July 1974. p. 1.
4. maps.google.com
5. https://www.youtube.com
6. Updated Köppen-Geiger climate map
7. "World Weather Information Service – Darkhan". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
8. (in Bulgarian) Официален сайт на община Димитровград – Побратимени градове Archived 2010-04-08 at the Wayback Machine

v t e Districts of Darkhan-Uul
Darkhan (city) Khongor Orkhon Sharyngol (city)

v t e Provincial capitals of Mongolia
Capital: Ulaanbaatar
Choir, Govisümber Mandalgovi, Dundgobi Dalanzadgad, Ömnögovi Baruun-Urt, Sükhbaatar Sainshand, Dornogovi Altai, Govi-Altai Bulgan, Bulgan Öndörkhaan, Khentii Choibalsan, Dornod Ulaangom, Uvs Uliastai, Zavkhan Erdenet, Orkhon Bayankhongor, Bayankhongor Zuunmod, Töv Khovd, Khovd Darkhan, Darkhan-Uul Tsetserleg, Arkhangai Ölgii, Bayan-Ölgii Sükhbaatar, Selenge Arvaikheer, Övörkhangai Mörön, Khövsgöl

• 1961 establishments in Mongolia
• Populated places established in 1961
• Aimag centers
• Socialist planned cities