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Museum Of Selenge Province
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The Museum of Selenge Province ( mn, Сэлэнгэ Аймгийн Нэгдсэн Музей) is a museum in Altanbulag, Selenge Province, Mongolia. History The museum was originally established in 1948. In 1968, it was updated to a local museum. In 2004, the museum was merged with Museum of Altanbulag. In January 2023, the museum underwent renovation. Exhibitions The museum exhibits artifacts related to nature, ethnography and objects related to Selenge Province. The museum also exhibits history of Mongolian Revolution of 1921. See also * List of museums in Mongolia References External links * 1948 establishments in Mongolia Altanbulag, Selenge Museums established in 1948 Selenge Province Selenge ( mn, Сэлэнгэ) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the north of the country. The name is derived from the Selenge river. The capital is Sükhbaatar. The province of Darkhan-Uul Darkhan-Uul ( mn, Дарх ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altanbulag, Selenge
Altanbulag ( mn, Алтанбулаг, "golden spring") is a sum (district) of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia. It is located about 25 km from the provincial capital of Sükhbaatar, on the border with Russia opposite the town of Kyakhta. Altanbulag is the location of the Altanbulag Free Trade Zone (, ''Altanbulag qudaldaany çölööt büs''). History Altanbulag began as a trading outpost across the Kyakhta River from the Russian town of Kyakhta during Qing rule of Mongolia in 1730. The name of that city was called Maimaicheng (Mongolian: Худалдаачин, English: City of Buying and Selling) at the first and later renamed to Kyakhta (Mongolian: Khiagt). Also people used other names such as "Mongolian Khyahta" and "Southern Kyakhata". Following the Treaty of Kyakhta in 1727 each side built a trading post on its side of the border. Construction began in 1730. It was perhaps 500 to 700 feet south of Kyakhta, upstream on the small Kyakhta River. The town wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selenge Province
Selenge ( mn, Сэлэнгэ) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in the north of the country. The name is derived from the Selenge river. The capital is Sükhbaatar. The province of Darkhan-Uul Darkhan-Uul ( mn, Дархан-Уул, literally ''Blacksmith Mountain'') is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. It is located in the north of the country. History The city Darkhan was founded on October 17, 1961, as a second indus ..., and its capital Darkhan, is located as an enclave inside Selenge. Administrative subdivisions * The aimag capital Sükhbaatar. References Provinces of Mongolia States and territories established in 1934 1934 establishments in Mongolia {{Mongolia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongolia
Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, making it the world's most sparsely populated sovereign nation. Mongolia is the world's largest landlocked country that does not border a closed sea, and much of its area is covered by grassy steppe, with mountains to the north and west and the Gobi Desert to the south. Ulaanbaatar, the capital and largest city, is home to roughly half of the country's population. The territory of modern-day Mongolia has been ruled by various nomadic empires, including the Xiongnu, the Xianbei, the Rouran, the First Turkic Khaganate, and others. In 1206, Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous land empire in history. His grandson Kublai Khan conquered China proper and established the Yuan dynasty. After the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museum
A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these items available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. The largest museums are located in major cities throughout the world, while thousands of local museums exist in smaller cities, towns, and rural areas. Museums have varying aims, ranging from the conservation and documentation of their collection, serving researchers and specialists, to catering to the general public. The goal of serving researchers is not only scientific, but intended to serve the general public. There are many types of museums, including art museums, natural history museums, science museums, war museums, and children's museums. According to the International Council of Museums (ICOM), there are more than 55,000 museums in 202 countrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongolian Revolution Of 1921
The Mongolian Revolution of 1921 (Outer Mongolian Revolution of 1921, or People's Revolution of 1921) was a military and political event by which Mongolian revolutionaries, with the assistance of the Soviet Red Army, expelled Russian White Guards from the country, and founded the Mongolian People's Republic in 1924. Although nominally independent, the Mongolian People's Republic was a satellite state of the Soviet Union until a third Mongolian revolution in January 1990. The revolution also ended the Chinese Beiyang government's occupation of Mongolia, which had begun in 1919. The official Mongolian name of the revolution is "People's Revolution of 1921" or simply "People's Revolution" ( mn, Ардын хувьсгал, Ardyn khuvisgal). Prelude Mongolian Revolution of 1911 For about three centuries, the Qing dynasty had enforced—albeit with mixed success—a policy of segregating the non-Han peoples on the frontier from the Han people. By the end of the 19th century, ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Museums In Mongolia
This is a list of museums in Mongolia. Baruun-Urt * General Museum of Sukhbaatar Province Bayankhongor * Historical-ethnographical and Natural History Museum of Bayankhongor province Choibalsan * Museum of Dornod Province Khovd * Khovd Province museum Kharkhorin * Kharakhorum museum * Khushuu Tsaidam Museum Öndörkhaan * Setsenkhaan Palace and Khentii Province museum Sainshand * Danzanravjaa Museum * Sainshand Natural History Museum Sükhbaatar * General Museum of Selenge Province Tsetserleg * Arkhangai province museum Ulaanbaatar * Central Museum of Dinosaurs of Mongolia * Choijin Lama Temple Museum * Hunting and Game Museum * International Intellectual Museum * Marshal Jukov House Museum * Memorial Museum for Victims of Political Repression * Mongol Costumes Museum * Mongolian Theatre Museum * Museum of Traditional Medicine * Mongolian Natural History Museum * Mongolian Military Museum Mongolia Museum of Art* Mongolian National Mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Establishments In Mongolia
Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British Railways. * January 4 – Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic, named the ''Union of Burma'', with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President, and U Nu its first Prime Minister. * January 5 ** Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel (''Tournament of Roses Parade'' and the ''Rose Bowl Game''). ** The first Kinsey Reports, Kinsey Report, ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'', is published in the United States. * January 7 – Mantell UFO incident: Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of an unidentified flying object. * January 12 – Mahatma Gandhi begins his fast-unto-death in Delhi, to stop communal violence during the Partition of India. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
