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Baganuur

Baganuur proper noun: a city and district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Proper noun

Baganuur

  1. A city and district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
    • The major coal mine now serving Ulaanbaatar—at Baganuur—is a two hour drive west of the capital. Baganuur has a couple of surprisingly nice hotels, which cater to the foreign technical advisors who periodically inspect the mine. The town is just off the eastbound highway to Khentii Aimag.2002, Claire Sermier, “Central Aimags”, in Helen Loveday, transl., Mongolia: Empire of the Steppes, Airphoto International Ltd., →ISBN, →OCLC, page 158
    • Depending on road conditions, travel is up the Herlen River Valley by 4WD to the base of the mountain and then a 653-metre (2,144-foot) climb on foot, but it is preferable to make the entire journey by horse from the town. (The area can also be reached via the coal-mining town of Baganuur farther...2010, Carl Robinson, “The Henth: Chinggis Khaan's Homeland”, in Mongolia: Nomad Empire of Eternal Blue Sky, Odyssey Books & Guides, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 224

Origin of Baganuur

Borrowed from Mongolian Багануур (Baganuur), from бага (baga, “small”) + нуур (nuur, “lake”).

Questions about Baganuur

What does Baganuur mean?
Baganuur means a city and district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
What part of speech is Baganuur?
Baganuur is a proper noun.

Words near Baganuur in the dictionary

  1. Bagan
  2. Baganda
  3. Bagandji
  4. Baganga
  5. bagani
  6. Baganuur
  7. bagarap
  8. bagass
  9. bagasse
  10. bagasses
  11. bagassosis

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