Altai City ( mn, Алтай хот, Altai hot, ) is the capital of the

Govi-Altai Govi-Altai ( mn, Говь-Алтай / , ) is an aimag (province) in western Mongolia. Transportation The Altai Airport (LTI/ZMAT) has one paved runway and is served by regular flights to Arvaikheer, Bayankhongor and Ulaanbaatar. The new arriva ...

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

in western

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, ...

. As of 2008, its population is 15,800.Annual Report 2008
. Govi-Altai Statistical Office.

Transportation

The

Altai Airport Altai Airport is a public airport serving Altai, which is the capital of the Govi-Altai province (''aimag'') in western Mongolia. The airport is located west of Altai City. It is capable of handling An-24 type aircraft, including Fokker 50, D ...

(LTI/ZMAT) has one runway and is served by regular flights to

Arvaikheer Arvaikheer, also spelt Arwaiheer ( mn, Арвайхээр, ; "Barley Steppe") is the capital of Övörkhangai Aimag (province) and one of the most central points of Mongolia. It is a centre for traditional crafts, goat herding and equestrian ...

and

Ulan Bator Ulaanbaatar (; mn, Улаанбаатар, , "Red Hero"), previously anglicized as Ulan Bator, is the capital and most populous city of Mongolia. It is the coldest capital city in the world, on average. The municipality is located in north cen ...

Climate

Altai City has a typical Mongolian

cold semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi-ar ...

(

Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ...

''BSk'') with

subarctic The subarctic zone is a region in the Northern Hemisphere immediately south of the true Arctic, north of humid continental regions and covering much of Alaska, Canada, Iceland, the north of Scandinavia, Siberia, and the Cairngorms. Generally, ...

(Dfc) influences, although the climate is so dry as to qualify as semi-arid despite the annual mean being sufficient for

sporadic permafrost Permafrost is ground that continuously remains below 0 °C (32 °F) for two or more years, located on land or under the ocean. Most common in the Northern Hemisphere, around 15% of the Northern Hemisphere or 11% of the global surfac ...

. The climate experiences long, very dry and very cold winters with short, mild summers when the majority of the scant precipitation occurs.

References

{{Authority control Govi-Altai Province Aimag centers Populated places in Mongolia Districts of Govi-Altai Province