Meaning of Sainshand | Babel Free

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A city, the provincial capital of Dornogovi province, Mongolia.

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“His knowledge was finally put⟳ to use⟳ when Mongolia opened up to democracy in 1990 and restrictions on religion were eased. He recovered about half the boxes his grandfather had buried, and opened a museum in Sainshand, 460 miles southeast of Ulan Bator, the capital. Lacking proper storage for the relics, Mr. Altangerel decided to leave⟳ the remaining 30 or so boxes underground.”

““Mongolian national hero,” Galsansuh says of Battulga as we settle⟳ into the restaurant. “He has no Chinese blood — he is pure Mongolian. And that statue of Chinggis Khan [Ghengis Khan], it’s a tool we need⟳ to keep⟳ us from becoming part of China.” Galsansuh laughs — a few bemused snorts — and soon he praises another Battulga scheme: The MP is pushing to build⟳ a $10 billion industrial city near Sainshand, a town in the Gobi, to process⟳ Mongolian coal and copper. He recently persuaded the Mongolian government to give⟳ him $1 million for preliminary planning.”

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