Erdenet

Erdenet (Mongolian Эрдэнэт ), the second largest city of Mongolia, is the capital of the province of Orkhon. It is the second most important trading center after the capital, Ulaanbaatar.

Geographical Location

Erdenet is located about 240 km ( straight line ) northwest of the capital Ulaanbaatar, at the foot of Burengiin mountain range. The driving distance is 373 km. On maps of the Soviet era the city was drawn deliberately wrong because of its strategic importance.

Climate

History

In the 1950s, significant deposits of copper ore were discovered in northern Mongolia. Erdenet, one of the youngest cities in Mongolia, was built in 1975 for the workers of the new copper mine. 1977 a single-track railway line of 120 km length was opened, linking the city with Darkhan, a major transport and industrial center on the Trans-Mongolian Railway. 1981, a carpet factory was established in Erdenet. By the mid- 1980s, more than 50 % of the population were Russian engineers or miners who shaped the life and everyday life in Erdenet to a considerable extent. After the political changes of 1990 and the end of the Mongolian People's Republic, most of them left the city where live today only 10% of Russians. Some residents earth Nets joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints who founded a community in the west of the city.

Traffic

The airport ( Zmed / ERT) is no longer used.

Erdenet is the endpoint of a single-track, non-electrified branch of the Trans-Mongolian Railway, which branches in Darkhan from the main line, and is a train in each direction on the daily basis. The relatively small railway station of the city is located 9 kilometers east of the center.

With the capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, and with the nearest cities Bulgan Darkhan and Erdenet is connected by a well-constructed asphalt road. A bus serves the route Erdenet - Ulaanbaatar twice daily in both directions.

Economy

In Erdenet is the fourth largest copper mine in the world, a Mongolian- Russian joint venture. It generates the majority of the Mongolian export volume and tax revenue. For a long time was only exported copper concentrate, since 2005, pure copper is produced.

In addition, here find an internationally renowned carpet factory, as well as companies in the food and wood industry.

Education

The Mongolian University of Science and Technology is located in Erdenet.

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