Erenhot

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"Ereen" redirects here. For the settlement in Mongolia's Dornod Province, see Ereen, Dornod.

Bogie change in Erenhot

Erenhot (Mongolian: Eriyen qota, cyrillic: Эрээн хот, Ereen khot, Chinese: 二连浩特; pinyin: Èrliánhàotè, usually just Eriyen, Ereen or Erlian) is a city located in the Gobi Desert, in the Xilin Gol league of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). It has 16,330 inhabitants (estimated 2006) and the elevation is 966 meters (3170 feet). The city is located on the border with Mongolia and a big rainbow arch marks the road border crossing just outside of town.

1 Transport
2 Dinosaurs
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Transport

It is a stop on the Trans-Mongolian Railway. International trains change bogies in Erenhot, because the break-of-gauge. China uses the standard gauge while Russia and Mongolia use broad gauge. It is also the northern terminus of China National Highway 208, Erenhot - Changzhi. The city profits a lot from cross-border trade with Mongolia. Most small-scale traders cross the border by car and board the trains in Zamyn-Üüd.

[edit] Dinosaurs

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	Dinosaur "gate"

The area around the town, especially a salt lake known to paleontologists as Iren dabasu or Iren nor (Mongolian: Ereen = Colourful, davs = salt, nuur = lake) to the east, is known for the discovery of a number of different dinosaurs. The city houses a dinosaur museum, and in 2006 a big arch in form of two Sauropoda was built on the highway southward. In 2007, a number of smaller figures of different species were added.