# Gurvanzagal Soum, Dornod Aimag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/gurvanzagal/

Soum · Dornod Aimag 

# Gurvanzagal

Gurvanzagal is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Dornod Aimag. It covers **5,263.6 km²**. Its main town is Sümiyn Bulag. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 5,264km²
- 692 mtypical elevation

## Where is Gurvanzagal?

Gurvanzagal lies in [Dornod Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 4 other soums: [Choibalsan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/choibalsan/), [Chuluunxoroot](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/chuluunxoroot/), [Dashbalbar](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/dashbalbar/) and [Sergelen](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/sergelen/). By area it is the 98th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 4.3% of [Dornod Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornod/). The centre of Gurvanzagal is about 616 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 135 km from Choibalsan, the main town of Dornod Aimag. The centre point is at 49.2420° N, 115.0073° E. Local names: Гурванзагал .

Source: [National Statistical Office of Mongolia via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-mng).

## Villages and localities in Gurvanzagal

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Gurvanzagal.

- Gurvanzagal
- Shaft (Wall) Genghis Khan , railway station
- Sümiyn Bulag

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Gurvanzagal

Named natural and historic features inside Gurvanzagal, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

13 lakes.

- Amanii Nuur
- Bayan Örhötö Nuur
- Bideriin Nuur
- Bilüüteyn Nuur
- Boloo Nuur
- Boro Tologoyn Nuur
- Ebertey Nuur
- Gurban Nuur
- Habchiliin Nuur
- Hara Tologoy Nuur
- Sümiyn Nuur
- Öldzeyte Nuur
- Üherteyn Nuur

### Hills and mountains

7 mountains; 1 hill.

- Boro Öndör · 951 m
- Tsagaan Chuluuta · 874 m
- Dalan Tolgoy Uul · 867 m
- Tsagaan Chuluuta Uul · 851 m
- Dzagal · 829 m
- Hara Tolgoy Uul · 671 m
- Geriin Doro Uul · 666 m
- Tavan Tolgoy Uul · 660 m

### History

4 ruins.

- Shaft Genghis Khan
- Shaft Genghis Khan 1
- Shaft Genghis Khan _
- Shaft Genghis Khan_

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Gurvanzagal and the best time to visit

In Gurvanzagal, the warmest month is Jul (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-20 °C). About 271 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (72 mm) and the driest Jan (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -20 3 

Feb -16 3 

Mar -7 6 

Apr 3 10 

May 11 26 

Jun 19 51 

Jul 22 72 

Aug 19 52 

Sep 11 25 

Oct 1 11 

Nov -9 5 

Dec -18 5 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Other soums in Dornod Aimag

- Bayan-Uul
- Bayandun
- Bayantu'men
- Bulgan
- Cagaan-Ovoo
- Choibalsan
- Chuluunxoroot
- Dashbalbar
- Herlen
- Matad
- Sergelen
- Xalx gol
- Xo'lonbuir

## Quick answers

- Where is Gurvanzagal?In Dornod Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Gurvanzagal?Choibalsan, Chuluunxoroot, Dashbalbar and Sergelen
- How many villages are in Gurvanzagal?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Gurvanzagal?Boro Öndör (951 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Gurvanzagal?May to September
- What is the P-code of Gurvanzagal?MN2116 (OCHA common operational dataset)