Dadal Explained

Dadal District
Native Name:Дадал сум
Native Name Lang:mn
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Mongolia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Khentii Province
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:4,727
Area Land Km2:4,936
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:3,212
Timezone:UTC + 8
Utc Offset:+8

Dadal (Mongolian: Дадал) is a sum (district) of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia. Dadal airfield, unpaved (code ZMDA) at Lat: 49.0124N, 111.509E, elevation 1024 m.

A major township of the Buryats people, a Mongol people, some of whom that migrated from what is now Russia around the time of the Russian Revolution. The town is made up mainly of neatly maintained log cabins. This is one of several regions of Mongolia claimed as the birthplace of Genghis Khan (Chinggis Khaan). Dadal is located just to the south of the huge Onon-Balj National Park. The area and its people are well described in Chapter 3 (p. 53) of Black Dragon River: A Journey Down the Amur River Between Russia and China.[2]

49.0217°N 111.6247°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dadal (District, Mongolia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. www.citypopulation.de.
  2. Web site: 'Black Dragon River' Charts History Along The Amur . NPR . Jean Zimmerman . November 22, 2015 . October 24, 2016.