Choir, Mongolia

Tschoir (Mongolian Чойр ) is a city in Mongolia, 250 km southeast of the capital Ulaanbaatar, ie in the central eastern part of the country. The city is administrative center of the Gobi Sümber - aimags.

Tschoir consists of Sümber ( the very center ), Chonchor ( a district, where once lived the Soviets ) and the yurt district.

2002 had 7,588 inhabitants Tschoir ( with the rural population 9,207 ), 1979 there were only 4,500. In 2008 it was 9720th Full Gobi Sümber has almost 13,350 inhabitants, consists of 3 Sums ( Sümber = Tschoir, Bayantal and Schiweegobi ) and 6 bags. The area of Gobi Sümber extends over 5054 km ². Tschoir located in Tschoirtal, a strip of land of about 150 km long and 10-20 km wide. It is located about 500 m below the surrounding area, at an altitude 1230-1269 m. Gobi Sümber itself is located at an altitude 1000-1200 m.

Infrastructure

Tschoir lies on the Trans-Mongolian railway line and the road link from Ulaanbaatar to China. Daily Several trains in both directions. Buses run at least once a day to Ulaanbaatar, but also according to demand multiple taxis. Tschoir has electricity and water connection. In summer there are weekends only hot water; every now and again it comes to power and water outages, but they are usually announced and have to deal with repairs in the summer.

Climate

The region is an extension of the Gobi desert with extremely continental climate, very dry, even if it gets more rain than the rest of the Gobi. The average is 200-250 mm. In summer it is often hot, but the winter is not as hard as in other parts of the country ( in October / November is only slightly below 0 degrees). However, the maximum in summer is 37 ° C and in winter at -37 ° C. It is often windy ( " Tschoirwind " ), especially in the summer, and then there are sandstorms and / or thunderstorms.

History

Tschoir was a Soviet military base. Between 1989-1992 the Soviets left Tschoir. In Bayantal ( formerly Bag Lun ), about 25 km north of Tschoir, is the longest runway throughout Mongolia. The former base now is under the Mongol army. He is not actively pursued, but is still not open to visitors.

Attractions

At the station forecourt of Tschoir is a statue in honor of the first Mongolian cosmonaut Dschügderdemidiin Gürragtschaa. Near Chonchor is the largest surviving Russian statue in Mongolia., In the administration building is also in the Museum of Chonchor Tschoir.

Landscape

Near Tschoir the Tschoirberg, the Sansarberg and Sumberberg is. On Tschoirberg there used to be a convent 1000 Lamas. Even today there are several Buddhist sites and monuments.

Economy

Since 1994, in Tschoir an industrial and technology park. Tschoir has a prison with some 460 inmates. Gobi Sümber is rich in mineral resources such as lignite, oil, tin, clay and minerals, which are exploited in several large mines.