Tsetserleg
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Tsetserleg (Mongolian: Цэцэрлэг) is the capital of Arkhangai Aimag (province) in Mongolia. It lies at latitude 49.2667, longitude 94.8500, on the northeastern slopes of the Khangai Mountains, 250 miles (400 km) southwest of Ulan Bator. It has a population of 18,519 (2000 census).
Tsetserleg is geographically located in the Bulgan sum in the south of the aimag. It is not to be confused with the Tsetserleg sum in the north.
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[edit] History
Tsetserleg is an ancient cultural and commercial centre. It was once the seat of a monastery, built by the First Khalkh Zaya Pandita, Luvsanperenlei (1642–1715) (who should not be confused with Zaya Pandita Namkhaijantsan (1599–1662)). This consisted of the main Guden Süm, the Right, or Summer Semchin Temple, and the Left, or Winter Semchin Temple, all built in the early 1680s. The sixth Zaya Pandita, Jambatseren, was killed by the Communists in 1932, and the main Guden temple was turned into a museum. There is a seventh Zaya Pandita, but he mostly lives in Ulan Bator, and visits only occasionally.
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Modern Tsetserleg has an airport (ZMTG/TSZ), with regular connections from and to Ulan Bator, a theatre, hotel, hospital, and an agricultural college. The main industry is food processing.
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