| Shaamar District | |
| Native Name: | Шаамар сум |
| Native Name Lang: | mn |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Mongolia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Selenge Province |
| Area Total Km2: | 671.91 |
| Timezone: | UTC + 8 |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
Shaamar (Mongolian: Шаамар) is a sum (district) of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia. The Dulaankhaan urban-type settlement is 35 km S from Shaamar sum center. In 2008, its population was 4,158.[1]
The sum center settlement of Shaamar is divided into two parts, about 8 miles apart. Upper Shaamar is located on a flat part of a hill and lower Shaamar on the banks of the Selenge River. Lower Shaamar has access to the railway station and water from the river.
Shaamar was established as a negdel (agricultural cooperative) during the agricultural movement of the 1930s in Mongolia. Today, the local economy is mainly supported by vegetables, cattle, pork, poultry, and lumber.