- Tsetserleg (city)
Tsetserleg ( _mn. Цэцэрлэг, "garden") is the capital of Arkhangai Aimag (province) in
Mongolia . It lies on the northeastern slopes of theKhangai Mountains , 250 miles (400 km) southwest ofUlan Bator . It has a population of 16,553 (2000 census, with Erdenebulgan sum rural territories population was 18,519), 16,618 (2003 est.), 16,300 (2006 est.) [Rural Powerty Reduction Programme [http://www.rprpmongolia.mn/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1146822627&archive=&start_from=&ucat=10&do=arkhangai] ] .Tsetserleg is geographically located in the Bulgan sum in the south of the aimag. It is not to be confused with Tsetserleg sum in the north.In 1992 Tsetserleg was designated as Erdenebulgan sum, which has area of 536 km².
History
Tsetserleg is an ancient cultural and commercial centre. It was once the seat of a monastery, built by the First Khalkh Zaya Pandita, Luvsanperenlei (1642–1715) (who should not be confused with
Zaya Pandita Namkhaijantsan (1599–1662)). This consisted of the main Guden Süm, the Right, or Summer Semchin Temple, and the Left, or Winter Semchin Temple, all built in the early 1680s. The sixth Zaya Pandita, Jambatseren, was killed by the Communists in 1932, and the main Guden temple was turned into a museum. There is a seventh Zaya Pandita, but he mostly lives in Ulan Bator, and visits only occasionally.Facilities
Tsetserleg has an airport, with regular connections from and to Ulan Bator, a theatre, hotel, hospital, and an agricultural college. The main industry is food processing.
Famous People
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Maidarzhavyn Ganzorig References
* [http://www.doncroner.com/Mongolia/Tsetserleg/tsetserleg.html Don Croner's World Wide Wanders: Tsetserleg]
* [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9073604 "Tsetserleg" Encyclopædia Britannica]
* Mongolia City Development Strategies for Secondary Cities [http://www.citiesalliance.org/doc/resources/cds/mongolia/mongolia-cds2-final.pdf]
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