Karakorum
1235–1260 capital of the Mongol Empire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Karakorum (Khalkha Mongolian: Хархорум, Kharkhorum; Mongolian script:ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠬᠣᠷᠣᠮ, Qaraqorum; Chinese: 哈拉和林) was the capital of the Mongol Empire between 1235 and 1260 and of the Northern Yuan dynasty in the 14–15th centuries. Its ruins lie in the northwestern corner of the Övörkhangai Province of modern-day Mongolia, near the present town of Kharkhorin and adjacent to the Erdene Zuu Monastery, which is likely the oldest surviving Buddhist monastery in Mongolia. They are in the upper part of the World Heritage Site Orkhon Valley.
This article is about the city in Mongolia. For the mountain range in Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and China, see Karakoram.
Not to be confused with Karakum Desert.
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Native name Mongolian: Хархорум ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠬᠣᠷᠣᠮ Qaraqorum | |
Type | Ruins of a former capital |
Location | Övörkhangai Province, Mongolia |
Nearest city | Kharkhorin |
Coordinates | 47°12′37″N 102°50′52″E |
Founded | 1220 |
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