City
Ulan Bator
Capital of Mongolia
What guided this image
- Landmarks
- Bogd Khan Uul; Gandantegchinlen Monastery; Sükhbaatar Square; Tuul River; Blue Sky Tower; Choijin Lama Temple; Tibetan Buddhist
- Viewpoint
- Favor the classic elevated viewpoint from Zaisan Memorial on the northern foothills of Bogd Khan looking north over the city, showing the monument terraces in the foreground, the Tuul River and central skyscrapers in the middle-ground, and the rolling green steppe hills with white gers in the background.
- Palette
- Green should be the predominant color, especially in the thick larch and pine forests of Bogd Khan Mountain, steppe valley pastures, and riverbank willows.
- Guarded against
- Not a generic Asian or Russian city
Population844,818Wikidata: 1,372,000
Coordinates47.91°N, 106.88°E
Elevation1,350 m
Area4,704 km²
Time zoneAsia/UlaanbaatarUTC+8
Solar noon12:52clock runs 0.9 h ahead of the sun
Through the Earth
Dig straight through the Earth from Ulan Bator and you surface nearest to Cochrane, Chile — 83 km from the exact antipodal point.
Nearest cities in the atlas
| Bayan Nur | CN | 798 km |
| Baotou | CN | 841 km |
| Hohhot | CN | 875 km |
| Ordos | CN | 952 km |
| Datong | CN | 1,009 km |
| Yinchuan | CN | 1,051 km |
| Wuzhong | CN | 1,104 km |
| Wuwei | CN | 1,162 km |
Twinned cities
- Adana TR
- Beijing CN
- Colombo LK
- Daejeon KR
- Delhi IN
- Gaziantep TR
- New Delhi IN
- Saint Petersburg RU
- Seoul KR
- Taipei TW
- Tianjin CN
11 of 18 twinned cities are in this atlas. See the full network →