# Saixandulaan Soum, Dornogovi Aimag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/saixandulaan/

Soum · Dornogovi Aimag 

# Saixandulaan

Saixandulaan is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Dornogovi Aimag. It covers **9,542.1 km²**. Its main town is Öldziyt. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 9,542km²
- 1,139 mtypical elevation

## Where is Saixandulaan?

Saixandulaan lies in [Dornogovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 6 other soums: [Airag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/airag/), [Altanshiree](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/altanshiree/), [Mandax](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/mandax/), [O'ndorshil](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dundgovi/o-ndorshil/), [Sainshand](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/sainshand/) and [Ulaanbadrax](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/ulaanbadrax/). By area it is the 31st largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 8.7% of [Dornogovi Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/dornogovi/). The centre of Saixandulaan is about 388 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 77 km from Saynshand, the main town of Dornogovi Aimag. The centre point is at 44.7844° N, 109.1517° E. Local names: Сайхандулаан .

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 Saixandulaan

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Saixandulaan. Settlements here lie between about 1,035 m and 1,245 m above sea level (median 1,139 m).

- Arshaantayn Hüryee
- Bayan Hiid
- Buuraliin Hiid
- Chindamani Suma
- Olon Hüryee
- Saikhandulaan
- Tsatsaiin Hural
- Öldziyt

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 Saixandulaan

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

### Water

7 lakes.

- Aji Nuur
- Dunda Nuur
- Dzangatayn Nuur
- Hotiyn Ulaan Nuur
- Hotoiin Ulaan Nuur
- Obgön Hara Toyrim
- Ulaan Toyrim Nuur

### Hills and mountains

8 mountains.

- Hara Hötöl Uul · 1,244 m
- Bural Uul · 1,241 m
- Ih Dulaan Uul · 1,211 m
- Baga Oldzeyte Uul · 1,072 m
- Hüryeen Tsab Uul · 1,028 m
- Magnay · 1,020 m
- Jibhalanta Uul · 999 m
- Sümbete · 907 m

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 Saixandulaan and the best time to visit

In Saixandulaan, the warmest month is Jul (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-16 °C). About 119 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (30 mm) and the driest Jan (1 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 -16 1 

Feb -12 1 

Mar -2 2 

Apr 7 5 

May 14 10 

Jun 21 22 

Jul 24 30 

Aug 22 26 

Sep 14 14 

Oct 4 5 

Nov -5 2 

Dec -14 1 

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

## Other soums in Dornogovi Aimag

- Airag
- Altanshiree
- Dalanjargalan
- Delgerex
- Erdene
- Ix xet
- Mandax
- O'rgon
- Sainshand
- Ulaanbadrax
- Xatanbulag
- Xo'vsgol
- Zamyn U'ud

## Quick answers

- Where is Saixandulaan?In Dornogovi Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Saixandulaan?Airag, Altanshiree, Mandax, O'ndorshil, Sainshand and Ulaanbadrax
- How many villages are in Saixandulaan?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Saixandulaan?Settlements lie between 1,035 m and 1,245 m
- What is the highest point in Saixandulaan?Hara Hötöl Uul (1,244 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Saixandulaan?May to September
- What is the P-code of Saixandulaan?MN4428 (OCHA common operational dataset)