- Altanbulag, Selenge
Altanbulag ( _mn. Алтанбулаг, "golden spring") is a sum (district) of
Selenge Province in northernMongolia . It is in located about 25 km from the provincial capital of Sükhbaatar, on the border withRussia . Altanbulag is the location of theAltanbulag Free Trade Zone ( _mn. Алтанбулаг худалдааны чөлөөт бүс, "Altanbulag khudaldaany Chölööt büs").History
Altanbulag began as a trading outpost across the
Kyakhta River from the Russian town ofKyakhta during Qing Empire rule of Mongolia. On 13 March 1921, a Soviet-backedPeople’s Provisional Government of Mongolia was established at Altanbulag. This government went on to oust the government ofRoman Ungern von Sternberg and later formed theMongolian People's Republic in 1924.Names
Today, the town is known as Altanbulag in both the Mongolian and Buryat languages.
During the Qing dynasty, the town was known as Maimachen ( _ru. Маймачен) in Russian, which derived from the Chinese name "Mǎimàichéng" (買賣城, "trading town"). In Mongolian, it was known as Övör Khiagt (Өвөр Хиагт, "South
Kyakhta ").External links
* [http://www.altanbulag.mn/ Altanbulag Free Trade Zone]
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