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Train station of Choir, Mongolia
Train station of Choir, Mongolia

Choir (Mongolian: Чойр) is a city in Mongolia. The Mongolian language (mn [[ImageMonggol kelesvg 17px]] Mongɣol kele, Cyrillic: Монгол хэл Mongol khel) is the best-known member of Mongolia (mɒŋˈɡoʊliə, literally Mongol country/nation,) is a Landlocked Country in East It is the capital of Govisümber Province, in the east-central part of the country. Govisümber (Говьсүмбэр is one of the 21 aimags (provinces of Mongolia. Choir is a center of the Sümber sum of Govisümber Province. Sümber (Сүмбэр is a sum of Govisümber Province in central Mongolia. A sum (сум arrow) is a second level administrative subdivision (district of Mongolia Govisümber (Говьсүмбэр is one of the 21 aimags (provinces of Mongolia.

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Population

In 2002 a population of Choir city was 7,588 (and 9,207 with rural parts of Sümber sum),[1] up from a population of 4,500 in 1979. Sümber (Сүмбэр is a sum of Govisümber Province in central Mongolia. A sum (сум arrow) is a second level administrative subdivision (district of Mongolia [2] For the end of 2006 estimations population was 7,800 [3].

Geography

Choir lies in the Choir Depression, a lowland strip about 150 km long and 10 to 20 km wide, about 500 m lower than the surrounding upland. The Choir Depression is a depression near Choir, Mongolia. It is about 150 km long and 10 to 20 km wide about 500 m lower than the surrounding upland [4] It lies at an altitude of 1269 m.

Communications

It lies along the Trans-Mongolian Railway, 250 km to the southeast of Ulan Bator. History Railway development came late to Mongolia Construction of the Trans-Mongolian line began in 1947 reaching Ulan Bator from the north in 1950 and the Chinese border in 1955 Ulan Bator, or Ulaanbaatar (Улаанбаатар is the Capital and largest city of Mongolia. The Asian Development Bank is considering a 430-km paved road from Choir to the Chinese border, the final stage of a north-south route through the country. Asian Development Bank (ADB is a regional development bank established in 1966 to promote economic and social development in Asian and Pacific countries through loans and technical [5]

History

Choir was a military base during the Soviet period. A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. In 1989, the Soviet anti-aircraft missile units left Choir. [6] The longest runway in Mongolia, now abandoned, is located 25 km N from Choir, a relic of that period. [7] In 1992, the military cantonment passed into the jurisdiction of Govisümber Province, according to the 1992 constitution. [8] Near the railway station is a statue commemorating Mongolia's first cosmonaut, Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa. Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa (Жүгдэрдэмидийн Гүррагчаа born December 5, 1947) was the first Mongolian and the second Asian

Economy

Choir has been declared a free enterprise zone. [7] Along with Darkhan and Erdenet, it is one of three autonomous cities in Mongolia. Darkhan (Дархан blacksmith) is the third-largest city in Mongolia and the capital of Darkhan-Uul Aimag (Darkhan-Uul Province Erdenet (Эрдэнэт is the second-largest city in Mongolia and the capital of the aimag (province of Orkhon. [9] Choir has a medium-security prison with 460 prisoners. [10]

Notes

  1. ^ Gobisümber aimag official site [1]
  2. ^ Mongolia. citypopulation. de. Retrieved on 2007-07-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.
  3. ^ Ministry of Health of Mongolia. National Center for Health Development. Health Indicators 2006[2]
  4. ^ Denison Mines (December 2006). Denison Mines Corp ( is a Canadian Uranium exploration development and production company Annual Information Form (pdf). Retrieved on 2007-07-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.
  5. ^ Paving the Way for Road Development in Mongolia's Southern Gobi. Asian Development Bank. Retrieved on 2007-07-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.
  6. ^ Alan J. K. Sanders, "Mongolia in 1989: Year of Adjustment," Asian Survey 30:1 (January 1990), p. Asian Survey (subtitled "A Bimonthly Review of Contemporary Asian Affairs" is an Asian studies journal published by University of California Press, in Berkeley 62.
  7. ^ a b Mongolia, Multimedia Memories, and Me. Technos Quarterly (Winter 2001). Retrieved on 2007-07-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.
  8. ^ Alan J. K. Sanders, "Mongolia's New Constitution: Blueprint for Democracy," Asian Survey 32:6 (June 1992), p. 507.
  9. ^ Hari D. Goyal, "A Development Perspective on Mongolia," Asian Survey 39:4 (July/August 1999), p. 634.
  10. ^ Siberian Team blesses Mongolia's prisoners. Asian Outreach International. Retrieved on 2007-07-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.

Coordinates: 46°21′38″N 108°21′54″E / 46.36056, 108.365

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