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Historic Sites Attractions In Kharkhorin

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Kharkhorin is a town and sum center in Övörkhangai Province in Mongolia. The sum population was 13,828 , 13,964 , and 13,496 . The population of Kharkhorin town itself was 8,977 in 2003 and covered an area of 20.5 km2. Kharkhorin is located at the lower end of the upper valley of the Orkhon River which is included within UNESCO's World Heritage Site Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape. The location marks the easternmost foothills of the Khangai Mountains, where they meet the rolling steppe of central Mongolia. Nearby are the ruins of the ancient town of Karakorum which, for a short time, served as the capital of the Mongol Empire under Ogedei Khan. Anot...
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  • 1. Karakorum (Kharkhorin) Kharkhorin
    Karakorum was the capital of the Mongol Empire between 1235 and 1260, and of the Northern Yuan in the 14–15th centuries. Its ruins lie in the northwestern corner of the Övörkhangai Province of Mongolia, near today's town of Kharkhorin, and adjacent to the Erdene Zuu monastery. They are part of the upper part of the World Heritage site Orkhon Valley.
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