I’m planning to visit Mongolia this summer with my wife. Since the last visit was summer of 1994, it’s been 14 years. I’m so excited to see how things are changed over a decade. City of Sainshand is first time for me. Based on the picture above, it looks very challenging place to live for westernized people like me. But I’m thrilled and excited to go there.
Sainshand (Сайншанд) is the capital of Dornogovi Province (Eastern Gobi desert). Dornogovi is in the driest part of Mongolia, 109,000 sq km with population of 25,210 (2000 census), 19,548 (2006). Most are nomads who live there part of the year and on the desert the rest. From Ulaanbataar (Улаанбаатар), the capital of Mongolia, it takes about 12 hours by train.
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