Ulgii Town in Bayan-Ulgii

Ulgii Town is the capital of Bayan-Ulgii center and a passing point for everybody who is traveling to Altai Tavan Bogd National Park. Established in 1940, Ulgii Town is the cultural center for the Kazakh people of Mongolia. With the population of over 32,000 people Ulgii Town makes up 30% of the Bayan-Ulgii province and 93% of people living in the town are Muslim. The town has an airport offering flights to Ulaanbaatar, Khovd, Ulaangom and Almaty with a standard paved runway and also the tallest radio mast in Mongolia with its height reaching 350m.