Dornogovi province is situated in the South-East of the country and it borders on the Sukhbaatar aimag to the east, on the Khentii and Gobisumber aimags to the north and borders China to the south. The province has an area of 109,500 square km and a population of 53,600 inhabitants and 70 percent of which live in towns and settlementareas. The administrative center is the town of Sainshand, 470 km from Capital Ulaanbaatar. There is one important town Zamyn-Uud which is considered Mongolian big customer. This Sainshand city has only two claims to fame: it's right on Mongolia's southern border and it is the hottest place in the country.
The Dornogobi province is located in the desert steppe zone of southeastern Mongolia, 1,200-1,600 meters above sea level. It is one of the hottest and most windswept areas of the country. This wide area is a semi-desert zone with hard and sandy soil. The highest point is the mountain Bayan Ulziit 1,524 meters above sea level. Whilst there are no large rivers in the territory of the province, it does have sizeable resources of subterranean water and many small lakes, rivers and springs.
The Monastery Khamariin Khiid - Khamar Monastery was established in the 1820s by the famous 19th century Mongolian educator and literary figure Danzanravjaa. The Monastery was an important centre of the Buddhist red sect and seat of the Gobiin Dogshin Noyon Khutagt Terrible Noble Saint of the Gobi. An outspoken critic of the society in which he lived, Danzanravjaa fought against the rigid class and gender distinctions of his day. He devoted great efforts to the cause of public education, which he promoted at Khamar Monastery through the establishment of an inclusive public school, theatre, museum and library.
Ergeliin Zoo - rocks of Ergeliin Zoo Natural Reserve are World famous for its paleontological remains of Dinosaurs of the Mesozoic Era. Giant dinosaurs lived here in the Mesozoic Era and new finds of ancient animals are frequently recorded.
Tsonjiin Chuluu - Tsonjiin Stone has basalt formations with an amazingly regular hexagonal columnar structure resembling 6 sided symmetrical crystals.
The Dornogobi province received 10208 foreign and 24850 local tourists in 2010 according to Nature and Toursim agency of Dornogobi. There is a tendency, Sainshand city will be developed as a Mongolian biggest industrial center just in few years, so tourism will be develop following it. The first proof of it is 7 storied luxury hotel Dornogobi which was built in 2009. There are 39 hotels and motels Dornogobi in 4 towns such Airag, Dalanjargalan, Erdene, sainshans and Zamiin Uud. The Donrnogobi hotels are Shand plaza hotel, Od hotel, Khan shonkhor hotel, Jintin hotel, Ayanchin hotel, Nomgon hotel and Jim hotel etc..,From them 19 of them are Zamiin- Uud Hotels. The Zamiin-uud is a town which border with China. Dornogobi hotels facilities are VIP room, billiard, sauna, massage, beauty salon, karaoke, pub and restaurants
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