Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Hello my friends! Emm…do you know which capital city was the coldest in the world? That would be fun to research this answer. Therefore, I surf the internet to find for coldest capital city in the world. The results were interesting!
Ulan Bator, or Ulaanbaatar is the capital and the largest city of Mongolia. It was the coldest national capital city in the world with an average annual chilly temperature of 29.7°F and -1.3°C. Its population as of 2008 is just over 1 million.
Ulaan-baatar is located at about 1350 meters (4430 ft) above sea level, slightly east of the center of Mongolia. It has a monsoon-influenced subarctic climate with brief, warm summers and long, very cold and dry winters. The winters continues long with cold temperature but summer is hot but not so long. Winter lasts from November to late April, spring May through June. Summer continued from July through to September. In Mongolia there are 250 sunny days a year, often with clear cloudless skies. Therefore Mongolia is known to the world as a country of “Blue Sky”.
Ulan Bator has numerous names in its history. From 1639-1706, it was known as Orgoo, and from 1706-1911 as Ikh Khuree, Da Khuree or simply Khuree. Upon independence in 1911, the city’s name changed to Niislel Khuree. Its name was changes to Ulaanbaatar. In Europe and North America, Ulan Bator was generally known as Urga.
Hello my friends! Emm…do you know which capital city was the coldest in the world? That would be fun to research this answer. Therefore, I surf the internet to find for coldest capital city in the world. The results were interesting!
Ulan Bator, or Ulaanbaatar is the capital and the largest city of Mongolia. It was the coldest national capital city in the world with an average annual chilly temperature of 29.7°F and -1.3°C. Its population as of 2008 is just over 1 million.
Ulaan-baatar is located at about 1350 meters (4430 ft) above sea level, slightly east of the center of Mongolia. It has a monsoon-influenced subarctic climate with brief, warm summers and long, very cold and dry winters. The winters continues long with cold temperature but summer is hot but not so long. Winter lasts from November to late April, spring May through June. Summer continued from July through to September. In Mongolia there are 250 sunny days a year, often with clear cloudless skies. Therefore Mongolia is known to the world as a country of “Blue Sky”.
Ulan Bator has numerous names in its history. From 1639-1706, it was known as Orgoo, and from 1706-1911 as Ikh Khuree, Da Khuree or simply Khuree. Upon independence in 1911, the city’s name changed to Niislel Khuree. Its name was changes to Ulaanbaatar. In Europe and North America, Ulan Bator was generally known as Urga.
By: Rahifah Mohd Tejeri (A 115487)
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