Bayantooroi, Govi-Altai
Gobi desert landscape around Bayantooroi
Bayantooroi (Mongolian: Баянтоорой) is a settlement in the Tsogt sum (district) of Govi-Altai Province in western Mongolia.
Bayantooroi is an irrigated cropping settlement in a Gobi desert oasis, 62 km south of Tsogt sum center. The headquarters for the Great Gobi A and the Great Gobi B Strictly Protected Areas are in Bayantooroi. Eej Khairkhan Uul natural monument is 50 km west of Bayantooroi.
Coordinates: 44°55′29″N 96°45′18″E / 44.92472°N 96.75500°E
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