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Church Attractions In Ulaanbaatar

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Ulaanbaatar, formerly anglicised as Ulan Bator , is the capital and largest city of Mongolia. The city is not part of any aimag , and its population as of 2014 was over 1.3 million, almost half of the country's total population. Located in north central Mongolia, the municipality lies at an elevation of about 1,300 meters in a valley on the Tuul River. It is the country's cultural, industrial and financial heart, the centre of Mongolia's road network and connected by rail to both the Trans-Siberian Railway in Russia and the Chinese railway system.The city was founded in 1639 as a nomadic Buddhist monastic centre. It settled permanently at its present l...
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  • 2. Holy Trinity Orthodox Church Ulaanbaatar
    The Holy Trinity Church also called Trinity Church is the name given to a Russian Orthodox church in Ulaanbaatar, capital of Asian country of Mongolia; situated in Bayanzurkh . In 1860, as a result of the signing of the Convention of Peking to the Russian side it was granted the right to open a consulate in the capital of Outer Mongolia - Urga. In 1863 the Consulate staff with a convoy of 20 Cossacks came to Urga; and they opened its own building for the consulate that binds directly to the Orthodox Church in honor of the Holy Trinity. On March 22, 1864 year he was sent the first priest who offered a religious service. This day is considered the beginning of the parish of Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity in Mongolia. Since 1927, the church had no priest, and was closed for relig...
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