Bürd, Övörkhangai Explained

Bürd District
Native Name:Бүрд сум
Native Name Lang:mn
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Mongolia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Övörkhangai Province
Timezone:UTC + 8
Utc Offset:+8

Bürd (Mongolian: Бүрд) is a sum (district) of Övörkhangai Province in southern Mongolia. In 2008, its population was 3,135.[1]

Bürd sum was where what would become the modern Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar was founded. It was established near Shireet Tsagaan Nuur, a lake in the north of the sum in 1639, to be the seat of Zanabazar.

References

  1. Web site: Övörkhangai Aimag Sums Statistics, 2009 . 2021-03-18 . 2012-04-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120421042856/http://www.statis.mn/portal/content_files/comppmedia/cpdf0x220.pdf . dead .

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