State Department Store

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Established in 1921, the State Department Store, known as ikh delguur (big shop), is a local institution and virtually a tourist attraction in itself. Here the best products from around the city are squeezed into one building, and it's the place to come for quality cashmere (2nd floor), Erdenet carpets (4th floor) and a wide range of souvenirs, traditional clothing and books about Mongolia (6th floor).

Also here is a supermarket – one of UB's best, a tourist information office, a foreign-exchange counter, electronics, a children's section, homewares and a rooftop restaurant.

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