Sükhbaatar District () is one of nine

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Mongolia Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of , with a population of 3.5 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by po ...

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Ulaanbaatar Ulaanbaatar is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities in Mongolia, most populous city of Mongolia. It has a population of 1.6 million, and it is the coldest capital city in the world by average yearly temperature. The municipa ...

. It is subdivided into 18

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s. The district was established in 1965 and named after revolutionary hero

Damdin Sükhbaatar Damdin Sükhbaatar (2 February 1893 – 20 February 1923) was a Mongolian revolutionary, founding member of the Mongolian People's Party, and leader of the Mongolian partisan army that took Khüree during the Mongolian Revolution of 19 ...

. As of 2004, it had an approximate population of 112,533 in 24,568 households. This district marks the center of the city. Most government, educational and cultural organizations are located here: The Mongolian Government house, The Parliament house, 13 Embassies, Government Ministries, the World Bank, the

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National University of Mongolia The National University of Mongolia () is a public university primarily located in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Established in 1942, it is the oldest institution of higher education in Mongolia, and was originally named in honour of then-Prime Minist ...

, and the University of Science and Technology. The head office of the airline Hunnu Air (formerly Mongolian Airlines) is in the district.HQ Office
." Mongolian Airlines. Retrieved on 8 February 2012. "14257 Narny zam 15, Sukhbaatar duureg, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia"

Education

* Banking and Finance Academy * Children's Palace * Mongolian University of Science and Technology * School No.1 of Ulaanbaatar

Infrastructure

* First Central Hospital of Mongolia * Khuree Maternity Hospital

Tourist attractions

* ASA Arena * Galleria Ulaanbaatar * Korea-Mongolia Friendship Forest * Mongolian Railway History Museum * Mongolian State Academic Drama Theatre * Mongolian Theatre Museum * National Art Gallery of Mongolia * Sükhbaatar Square * Ulaanbaatar Department Store * World Financial History Museum

References

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