# Aldarxaan Soum, Zavkhan Aimag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/aldarxaan/

Soum · Zavkhan Aimag 

# Aldarxaan

Aldarxaan is a soum (district) of Mongolia in Zavkhan Aimag. It covers **7,154.7 km²**. Its main town is Aldar. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 7,155km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,674 mtypical elevation

## Where is Aldarxaan?

Aldarxaan lies in [Zavkhan Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/), [Mongolia](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/). It borders 8 other soums: [Bayan-Uul](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/bayan-uul/), [Cagaanxairxan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/cagaanxairxan/), [Do'rvoljin](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/do-rvoljin/), [Ider](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/ider/), [Jargalan](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/govi-altai/jargalan/), [Otgon](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/otgon/), [Uliastai](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/uliastai/) and [Yaruu](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/yaruu/). By area it is the 56th largest of 339 soums in Mongolia. It covers 8.7% of [Zavkhan Aimag](https://wherepedia.org/mongolia/zavkhan/). The centre of Aldarxaan is about 788 km in a straight line from Ulan Bator, the capital. It is about 39 km from Uliastay, the main town of Zavkhan Aimag. The centre point is at 47.7281° N, 96.3299° E. Local names: Алдархаан .

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 Aldarxaan

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Aldarxaan. Settlements here lie between about 1,531 m and 1,792 m above sea level (median 1,674 m).

- Aldar
- Aldarkhaan
- Borho
- Yaaruugiin Hüryee
- Ögöömör

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 Aldarxaan

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

### Water

6 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Dzagasatay Gol
- Höh Nuur
- Shireegiyn Gol
- Shuragiin Gol
- Shuustïn Gol
- Yaruugiyn Gol
- Yöröö Gol

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains.

- Mandal Uula · 2,874 m
- Alagiin Uula · 2,317 m
- Yihe Uula · 1,657 m

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Donoi Airport

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 Aldarxaan and the best time to visit

In Aldarxaan, the warmest month is Jul (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-18 °C). About 203 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (47 mm) and the driest Jan (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **June to August**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -18 4 

Feb -15 5 

Mar -6 6 

Apr 3 10 

May 9 16 

Jun 16 38 

Jul 18 47 

Aug 16 42 

Sep 9 16 

Oct 1 9 

Nov -8 7 

Dec -16 6 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Aldarxaan

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Bank Khan Bank · Aldarxaan 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=47.63923&mlon=96.53360#map=17/47.63923/96.53360) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Aldarxaan

Places mapped inside Aldarxaan in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Banks1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other soums in Zavkhan Aimag

- Asgat
- Bayantes
- Bayanxairxan
- Cagaanchuluut
- Cagaanxairxan
- Cecen-Uul
- Do'rvoljin
- Erdenexairxan
- Ider
- Ix-Uul
- No'mrog
- Otgon
- Santmargac
- Shilu'ustei
- Songino
- Telmen
- Tes
- Tosoncengel
- Tu'devtei
- Uliastai
- Urgamal
- Yaruu
- Zavxanmandal

## Quick answers

- Where is Aldarxaan?In Zavkhan Aimag, Mongolia
- What borders Aldarxaan?Bayan-Uul, Cagaanxairxan, Do'rvoljin, Ider, Jargalan, Otgon, Uliastai and Yaruu
- How many villages are in Aldarxaan?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Aldarxaan?Settlements lie between 1,531 m and 1,792 m
- What is the highest point in Aldarxaan?Mandal Uula (2,874 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Aldarxaan?June to August
- Where is the nearest bank to Aldarxaan?Khan Bank, about 18 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Aldarxaan?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Aldarxaan?MN8104 (OCHA common operational dataset)