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Day #75: Zaisan Memorial

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June 22nd 2013
Zaisan Memorial is the best place to get a view of Ulaanbaatar from above, on a hill on the outskirts of the city. It only took about 40 minutes to walk there from the city centre, which shows how small an area Ulaanbaatar covers. From the Memorial it is easy to see the problem the city faces: more and more Mongolians want to move to Ulaanbaatar, but the city is surrounded by mountains and further ... read more

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The Mongols gained fame in the 13th century when under Chinggis KHAN they conquered a huge Eurasian empire. After his death the empire was divided into several powerful Mongol states, but these broke apart in the 14th century. The Mongols eventually ... ... read more