Shargaljuut is an urban-type settlement geographically located in the Erdenetsogt

Erdenetsogt

Erdenetsogt is a sum of Bayankhongor Province in southern Mongolia....

 sum (district) of Bayankhongor Province in southern Mongolia

Mongolia

Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...

. Officially Shargaljuut is a bag (commune) under Bayankhongor

Bayankhongor

- Transportation :The Bayankhongor Airport has two runways, one of them paved, and is served by regular flights to Ulan Bator....

 city jurisdiction, but situated 54 km NE from the city on Shargaljuut river in Khangai Mountains at 2136 m elevation.

Shargaljuut population is 1,444 (est.end of 2006) and is the second largest settlement of Bayankhongor Province after Bayankhongor

Bayankhongor

- Transportation :The Bayankhongor Airport has two runways, one of them paved, and is served by regular flights to Ulan Bator....

 city proper.

Shargaljuut is a resort with a number of hot (up to +95°C) mineral springs

Mineral Springs

Mineral Springs is the name of several locations in the United States:* Mineral Springs, Arkansas* Mineral Springs, North Carolina* Mineral Springs Township, North Dakota* Mineral Springs at Green Springs, Ohio...

, some of them with sulfur

Sulfur

Sulfur or sulphur is the chemical element with atomic number 16. In the periodic table it is represented by the symbol S. It is an abundant, multivalent non-metal. Under normal conditions, sulfur atoms form cyclic octatomic molecules with chemical formula S8. Elemental sulfur is a bright yellow...

mud.