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Discover Ulan Bator
Ulan Bator in Ulaanbaatar Hot with it's 844,818 citizens is a city in Mongolia. It's the capital of this country.
Local time in Ulan Bator is now 12:17 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named Asia / Ulaanbaatar with an UTC offset of 8 hours. We know of 2 airports in the vicinity of Ulan Bator. The closest airport in Mongolia is Chinggis Khaan International Airport in a distance of 7 mi (or 11 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Dzuunmod, Hoshigiyn-Ar, Mandal, Altanbulag and Ihsueuej. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: -6°C / 20 °F
Morning Temperature | -15°C / 5 °F |
Evening Temperature | -8°C / 17 °F |
Night Temperature | -9°C / 16 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 79% |
Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from North-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 87% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |

Tuesday, 5th of December 2023

-11°C (13 °F)
-21°C (-5 °F)
Snow, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Wednesday, 6th of December 2023

-13°C (9 °F)
-12°C (11 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Thursday, 7th of December 2023

-7°C (19 °F)
-7°C (19 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Shangri-La Hotel Ulaan Baatar
The Corporate Hotel and Convention Centre
Kempinski Hotel Khan Palace
RAMADA ULAANBAATAR CITYCENTER
ibis Styles Ulaanbaatar Polaris
Park Hotel
Best Western Gobi's Kelso Hotel
New West Hotel
The Blue Sky Hotel and Tower
Holiday Inn ULAANBAATAR
Videos from this area
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Ulam Bator Perez_r's photos around Ulan Bator, Mongolia
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Mongolia Travellin.light's photos around Ulan Bator, Mongolia (hotel chinggis khaan october 23)
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Trans Siberian #8 - Ulan Bator to Beijing Iantrickett's photos around Ulan Bator, Mongolia
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A Visit to a Cashmere Factory - Ulan Bator, Mongolia
Ever wonder about the steps form the time the wool leaves the goat until the sweater leaves the factory. This video shows some of those steps.
Gandan Khiid Monastery Peacefrog's photos around Ulan Bator, Mongolia (gandan degchilen khiid)
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Naadam Ulan Bator
Naadam is a major Mongolian festival. These are some clips from Naadam in Ulan Bator in 2009.
Gobi Desert - Ulan Bator, Mongolia
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From Beijing to Irkutsk via Mongolia Surgeongeneral's photos around Ulan Batar, Mongolia
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Naadam - Ulaanbaator - 2009 Opening Ceremonies
Naadam is a major Mongolian festival. These are some clips from the opening ceremonies in Ulan Bator in 2009.
Broken Land Rover in service station. Ulaanbaatar. Mongolia
Utknęliśmy na dłużej w Ułan Bator, ponieważ Szanowny Pan Land Rover nagle raczył się rozkraczyć. Toyota holowała go przez 320 km. Teraz Disco stoi w serwisie (reduktor, wcześniej...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
National Sports Stadium (Mongolia)
National Sports Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and has a capacity 20,000. The Naadam festival, which celebrates Mongolian independence, is held there every July. The stadium was established in 1958 by Russian construction in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Since then, it has not been majorly renovated at any point, although it gets a little painting and touch up once a year.
Ulan Bator railway station
Ulaanbaatar Station is located in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The station is the centre of regional and international traffic in Mongolia. The Trans-Mongolian Railway passes through the station. It is the largest station in Mongolia.
Bank of Mongolia
The Bank of Mongolia, or Mongolbank, is the central bank of Mongolia. The main objective of the Bank of Mongolia is to ensure stability of the Mongolian tögrög. Within its main objective the Bank of Mongolia promotes balanced and sustained development of the national economy, through maintaining the stability of money, financial markets and the banking system.
Gandantegchinlen Monastery
The Gandantegchinlen Monastery, is a Tibetan-style monastery in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar that has been restored and revitalized since 1990. The Tibetan name translates to the "Great Place of Complete Joy. " It currently has over 150 monks in residence. It features a 26.5-meter-high statue of Migjid Janraisig, a Buddhist bodhisattva also known as Avalokitesvara. It came under state protection in 1994.
Winter Palace of the Bogd Khan
The Winter Palace of the Bogd Khan is located in southern Ulan Bator, on the road to Zaisan. It is now a museum. The palace is the only one left from originally four residences of the eighth Jebtsundamba Khutughtu, who was later proclaimed Bogd Khan, or emperor of Mongolia. The complex includes six temples.
Urgoo (cinema)
Urgoo or Urguu is a cinema in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, one of the main movie theaters in the country. The cinema was first founded in 1987 by Mosproekt of the Soviet Union. After privatization is was owned from 1998 to 2006 by New Tour Safaris, but declining audiences led to it closing. In 2007, renovation of the building and technology began under the recommendation of Warner Bros. International Cinema and with the investments of Urgoo Cinema Co.
National Library of Mongolia
Mongolian National Library (Mongolian: Монгол улсын үндэсний номын сан) located in Ulaanbaatar, is the largest and the oldest surviving library Mongolia. It houses over 3 million books and publications, 1 million of which are rare and valuable books, sutras and manuscripts, including the world's only surviving copies of many ancient Buddhist texts.
Mongolian State University of Agriculture
Mongolian State University of Agriculture (MSUA) is a national university of Mongolia, with the main branch situated in the capital of Ulan Bator. It lies in the southern part of the city in the Khoroo 11 district on the southern side of the Tuul River, just to the northwest of the Zaisan Memorial and the American School of Ulan Bator.