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  Darhan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Darhan (Дархан) is the third-largest city in Mongolia.
Darhan's foundation was laid on October 17, 1961.
Darhan is generally considered to be a fairly sterile city.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Darhan   (297 words)

  
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The reason for its survival lies not in its walls (which are wooden and built less than ten years ago) nor in its population (which numbers barely 7000 and is not a warlike one) but in its position.
Darhan nestles at the heart of the Great Forest of Darhan, astride the mighty river Comsak.
It is a day's journey at the least from the margins of the forest to the gates of Darhan and plainsmen have deep suspicions of forests, suspicions bred into them over generations of unfortunate encounters with elves no doubt.
www.geocities.com /mark32_2000/north5.html   (332 words)

  
 Darhan Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Darhan is an industrial town in north central Mongolia not far from the Russian border.
Darhan was just south of the centerline of the path of totality whose southern limit passed about 160 km north of UlaanBaatar.
Average temperatures in Darhan for the time of year in which the eclipse took place were around -10 degrees Celsius (15 drgrees Fahrenheit).
209.238.235.134 /mongolia/darhan.html   (236 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Print Preview - Mongolia (country)
Black coal is mined near Ulaanbaatar and Darhan, providing both cities with their own energy source.
A cement and lime complex is located between Darhan and Erdenet.
Ulaanbaatar and Darhan are the largest industrial centers.
encarta.msn.com /text_761565003___12/Mongolia_(country).html   (948 words)

  
 Darhan --  Encyclopædia Britannica
A large industrial complex, built in the late 1960s with Soviet and eastern European aid, makes Darhan one of the largest industrial centres in Mongolia.
The two main coal-mining districts are Sharïn Gol, southeast of Darhan, and Nalayh, just southeast of Ulaanbaatar.
To the southwest of Darhan lies the gigantic Erdenet copper-...
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9028771   (379 words)

  
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They were headed back to Darhan, after spending the summer months about 60 kilometers out of town where their sheep grazed by a small stream.
They are believed to be on sacred ground and Shamanists are said to stop their cars, horses or camels to walk around the shrine.
Then we stopped several kilometers later and photographed another family who were moving their yurt, sheep, goats, camels and horses back to Darhan after spending the summer about 60 kilometers south (near a creek).
www.jimrogers.com /content/stories/story_19990802.cfm   (273 words)

  
 Eclipse Tour: Ring of Fire Expetition #19: March 1997, Expedition to Mongolia
Darhan is Mongolia’s main industrial center with about 80,000 inhabitants and no airport.
We spent two nights in the Darhan Hotel which was the center of all eclipse activity in the country.
When we arrived in Darhan we were told that the corona had been seen through thin cloud in the city but at the hotel they were clouded out.
www.eclipsetours.com /397.html   (2804 words)

  
 Agenzia Fides - Agenzia della Congregazione per l'Evangelizzazione dei Popoli
Father Oerder told UCA News after visiting Darhan that what used to be a "socialist paradise" has now become a ghost city, because some 20,000 people abandoned it in the past decade.
Darhan, 200 kilometers north of Ulaanbaatar, now has a population of about 83,000 and is the third largest city in Mongolia, according to its mayor.
Father Oerder said the Salesians "can give a necessary contribution for the people." He spoke of seeing "similar situations in many places, such as the Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Croatia" where, he said, people lost their identity with the collapse of communism.
www.fides.org /eng/vita_chiesa/ucan03102002_1.html   (585 words)

  
 - Chapter 18   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Darhan was already running, screaming for the reserve to follow him, when the sergeant's voice cut off with sickening suddenness.
Lieutenant Darhan squatted in the dust on short, folded legs with the survivors of his command.
The man was big, brawny, and dark, and Darhan had seen enough infidels by now to know he was older than the almost equally tall woman beside him.
www.baen.com /chapters/W200408/0743488415__18.htm   (3201 words)

  
 The Eclipse
An hour later, when we should have been in Darhan, light snow was falling, and many were wondering if we should turn back, or drive on and try to beat the weather.
We finally arrived in Darhan at 6:15 am, where the weather was still grey and overcast.
While we all queued outside the restaurant for breakfast, we were given two options: either stay in Darhan, which was on the path of totality, or re-board the buses straight away and continue north, hoping to clear the front heading south.
www.aao.gov.au /local/www/sdr/mongolia/eclipse.html   (1700 words)

  
 Buddhism rebounds in Mongolia
Five years ago, in the waning days of communism, he was a truck driver.
Now, he is leader of the new Buddhist community of Darhan.
Darhan, with a population of just 30,000 people, is nonetheless the third largest city in this sprawling nation of only 2.1 million people and 10 times as many cows, sheep, horses and yaks.
www.gluckman.com /MongoBud.html   (2080 words)

  
 Baptism in Mongolia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The largest Adventist baptism in Mongolia took place December 16 with 38 baptisms and four joining the church through profession of faith, according to Dale Tunnell, pastor-administrator for the Adventist Church in Mongolia.
Pastor Bold Batsukh translated for Dr. Martin during the meetings, which were held in the Darhan Cultural center.
After a few months in Darhan, Bold and Otguh had a small group of people who gathered each week to study the Bible.
www.global-mission.org /articles/mongoliab.html   (344 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Darhan
Darhan, city in northern Mongolia, in the Republic of Mongolia.
Darhan, the country’s second-largest city, is situated in Selenge Province, 190 km (120...
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The Darhan rangers, though paid by the city, owe their loyalty exclusively to the Morana temple and as Ardna has planned rebellion they have been recruiting on his behalf.
The ranger captains have assembled the various mobs that roamed the streets during the summer unrest and have these bands of men ready to answer the call to arms.
And so it is that the Darhan coup achieves its major aim with a mere eight casualties amongst the Haquarian forces and only three serious injuries amongst the rebels at the Council House.
www.geocities.com /mark32_2000/darhan1.html   (3380 words)

  
 Darhan History Summary
The city of Darhan (elevation 700 meters) located some 219 kilometers north of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on the Trans-Mongolian Railway, is the third largest city in Mongolia.
Before 1961 the site where Darhan now stands was nothing but rolling pastureland in Selenge Province.
For this reason, Darhan is known as the "town of international friendship."
www.bookrags.com /history/worldhistory/darhan-ema-02   (235 words)

  
 accommodation in Darhan.Reviews, Hotels Darhan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
When looking for a room in Darhan,you should remember that during peak periods inns might be fully booked early in the town you intend to reserve your condo, so it is always best to book your apartment in Darhan as soon as you know you will be needing a hotel.
There are a large number of condo booking engines for Darhans, so this is very helpful to get an idea of the different types of lodgings and the normal rate.
In order to assist you in finding your Darhan room, we have developed an interface that will compare hotel booking engines simultaneously so that you can get the best price for Darhan.
www.frequent-traveller.biz /find/Darhan-13061.php   (112 words)

  
 [A-List] China: economic development & backwash effects   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The only serious move has come in Mongolia, where protests were made by the Darhan Metallurgy Plant, the nation's only steel mill, a Russian-built venture limping along partly because of a lack of scrap metal.
Situated 135 miles north of Ulan Bator by rail, Darhan is a company town with Mongolia's second-largest urban population, 100,000.
"If you transport scrap iron from my district to Darhan, it will be 'gold iron,' " Oyun Sanjaasurengin, an opposition member of Parliament, said of the prohibitively high cost of trucking scrap from her area, on the Chinese border, to Darhan, a two-day drive.
lists.econ.utah.edu /pipermail/a-list/2004-June/030919.html   (1227 words)

  
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Dissolution of the government occurs upon the prime minister's resignation, simultaneous resignation of half the cabinet, or after an SGH vote for dissolution.
Local hurals are elected by the 18 aimags (provinces) plus the capital, Ulaanbaatar, and cities of Darhan and Erdenet.
On the next lower administrative level they are elected by provincial subdivisions and urban subdistricts in Ulaanbaatar and the municipalities, Darhan and Erdenet.
www.umsl.edu /services/govdocs/backgroundnotes/mongolia.txt   (3792 words)

  
 Lyrics for "Ascension" by Geezer - SoundClick song info
The Monks of Darhan are an ancient sect of religious scholars who are revered as the holiest of the elite brotherhood of Mongolian monks.
In the sacred shrine of the high temple buried deep in the highlands of Mongolia the 12 Monks form the circle of power and lock minds into one omnicient oracle of being.
The "Ascension" will restore the Monks of Darhan to their rightful place in the order and quash all threats present and future.
www.soundclick.com /bands/Lyrics.cfm?BandID=271085&songid=2132891   (337 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The largest Adventist baptism in Mongolia took place December 16 with 38 baptisms and four joining the church through profession of faith, according to Carlos Martin, Global Mission coordinator for the Church\rquote s Northern Asia Pacific Division.
Th e center, with a seating capacity of 900, was initially built for meetings of the Communist Party.
Until they moved to Darhan, the Adventist Church was established only in Ulan Batar.\rdblquote \par After a few months in Darhan, Bold and Otguh had a small group of people who gathered each week to study the Bible.
www.global-mission.org /htdocs/articles/Mongoliab.rtf   (415 words)

  
 Mongolia
Upon arriving in Ulan Bator, we were whisked off to lunch in a christian college.
But all went well as we found a petrol kiosk after much prayers and apprehension as it was getting dark and the temperature was about -15c.
Pictures of the 2 worship concerts that was held in Darhan were not developed due to the quality of the film.
jonkoh.freeservers.com /mongolia.html   (525 words)

  
 Mission Mongolia - Spring Lake Wesleyan Church
The purpose of this mission trip is to serve the staff of Eternal Light Wesleyan Church of Mongolia, in the city of Ulaan Baatar.
It is 7:12pm on Wednesday July 18th, and we returned today from Darhan.
Then on Tuesday we leave for Darhan to work with the Children’s Ministry of Change the World with Jerry and Susan Smith.
www.buth.org   (2237 words)

  
 Ephemeris
East long.) is a few kilometers north of the centerline, ill-defined as near "a bridge" at an altitude of 800 meters (2624 feet).
About ten percent of the group had been served, when word passed that we would forgo breakfast until after the eclipse; so, onto the busses again.
Like the Golden Horde, our driver "peeled rubber" and we were first out of Darhan, again leading the chase to the northeast.
www.sjaa.net /eph/9705ctme.html   (1065 words)

  
 Country Studies - Mongolia: The Urban Population   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Its dominant position was demonstrated by the transportation system, which radiated out from Ulaanbaatar (see Transportation).
The industrial center of Darhan, on the main railroad line north of Ulaanbaatar, had 74,000 people in 1986; Erdenet, founded in 1976 and built around a major copper and molybdenum mining complex, had 45,400.
Fourth place went to Choybalsan, the industrial metropolis of eastern Mongolia in Dornod Aymag, which had 28,600 people in 1979.
www.photoglobe.info /ebooks/mongolia/cstudies_mongolia_0050.html   (351 words)

  
 Map of Darhan Guunii HŸryee, Bayanhongor, Mongolia Mongolia | Multimap.com
Map of Darhan Guunii HŸryee, Bayanhongor, Mongolia Mongolia
Map of Darhan Guunii HŸryee, Bayanhongor, Mongolia Mongolia
These locations are nearest as the crow flies, but may not be nearest by road.
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 AllRefer.com - Mongolia - Mining | Mongolian Information Resource
In 1985 Mongolia mined 6.5 million tons of relatively lowgrade varieties of coal, of which only 225,200 tons, or 3 percent, was exported.
Erdenet's development required the construction of a branch railroad line from Salhit, near Darhan to Erdenet; a highway from Darhan to Erdenet; a water pipeline from the Selenge Moron; an electric line from the Soviet Union; and factories, housing, and other facilities.
A Mongolian-Soviet construction force numbering 14,000 built the Joint Mongolian-Soviet Erdenet Mining and Concentrating Combine, which included a mine, a concentrating plant, a material and technical supply base, a mechanical repair plant, and a high-capacity thermal and electric power plant.
reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/mongolia/mongolia97.html   (698 words)

  
 SD-1.net: Alias Discussion -> Tygyn Darhan
The remote sat on the nightstand, but she ignored it, choosing a novel instead.
The wind buffeted the window to her right, angry fists of cold air battering the gunmetal concrete of the Tygyn Darhan, her hotel of choice.
Beyond the ice and snow, on the other side of the building, sat the Lena River, the banks iced over, the deep green-fl water turning slushy under the force of the cold.
sd-1.net /index.php?showtopic=24812   (3432 words)

  
 World Florist - Darhan Uul Flower Delivery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
We offer flower delivery and floral services to Darhan Uul, Mongolia including fresh cut flowers, flower arrangements, anniversary and any occasion bouquets, green plants, roses and funeral arrangements for all of your floral needs.
Same day delivery is sometimes possible but not guaranteed to Mongolia.
Full floral services to private residences, businesses, schools, universities, hospitals, and funeral homes in Mongolia, Darhan Uul
www.world-florist.net /Mongolia/Darhan-Uul/Florists.htm   (71 words)

  
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I couldn't help but notice the missing wheels on the back of this tricycle.
The television in this Darhan yurt shocked me. The husband and wife who live here painted the detailed, bright colors on the furniture over a three-month period.
Jim and I were behind schedule for Ulan Ude, but I knew my time with Anya would never be replicated, since she, and others like her, will probably live in a house by the next time I get to Darhan.
www.jimrogers.com /content/stories/story_19990803.cfm   (559 words)

  
 Mongolia Provinces
Change Notice 8 to FIPS PUB 10-4 is dated 2002-06-28.
It deletes Darhan and Erdenet cities and adds Darhan Uul, Govi-Sumber, and Orhon provinces.
I would have expected FIPS to describe this as a change of name from Darhan to Darhan Uul and from Erdenet to Orhon, without changing the status or FIPS code for either one; and since I understand that Govisumber was split from Dornogovi, I would have expected the FIPS code for Dornogovi to change.
www.statoids.com /umn.html   (884 words)

  
 Traveljournals.net - Darhan, Nei Mongol, China - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts
Traveljournals.net - Darhan, Nei Mongol, China - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts
/ Explore / China / Locations / Darhan, Nei Mongol
Maps and coordinates for Darhan, Nei Mongol, China are approximative and not valid for navigation.
www.traveljournals.net /explore/china/map/m2623707/darhan.html   (74 words)

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