Sükhbaatar
is the capital of Selenge Province

Selenge Province

Selenge is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia, located in the north of the country. The name is derived from the Selenge river. The capital is Sükhbaatar.- Administrative subdivisions :* - The aimag capital- References :...

 in northern Mongolia

Mongolia

Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...

, on the Orkhon river.

City population is 19.224 (end of 2007)

History

The city was founded in 1940 and named after the Mongolian revolutionary leader Damdin Sükhbaatar.

Transport

Sükhbaatar is the northernmost station on the Trans-Mongolian Railway

Trans-Mongolian Railway

The Trans-Mongolian Railway connects Ulan-Ude, on the Trans-Baikal railway in Russia, with the Chinese city of Jining, by way of Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia....

. The station on the opposite, Russian, side of the border is Naushki

Naushki

Naushki is an urban locality in Kyakhtinsky District of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located near the border with Mongolia, from the town of Kyakhta. Population:...

.