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Erdene-Dzuu

Erdene-Dzuu is a locality in , and has an elevation of 1,462 metres.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Erdene Zuu and Kharkhorin Rock.

Museum
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The Monastery is probably the earliest surviving Buddhist monastery in . Built in 1585, it is located in , and is now included within the Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape World Heritage Site.

Work of art
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, also Kharkarin Rock or Phallic Rock, is a large statue of a penis raised on a platform on the steppe, located near in , of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karakorum.

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is a city in , about 300 km west of Ulaanbaatar as the crow flies. Locals call it Har Horin or Harhorin. and its surroundings have been the location of many imperial capitals throughout history, including that of the Uighur Khaganate, the Mongol Empire when Marco Polo visited, and later on, the Northern Yuan.

Erdene-Dzuu

  • Type: Locality
  • Also known as: “Ch’e-ch’e-li-k’o”, “Cha-yin-k’u-lun”, “Erdene-Dzu”, “Erdeni dzu hure”, “Erdeni Dzuu”, “Erdeni Juu”, “Erdeni Tsu”, “Erdeni-tzu”, “Erdenidzu”, “Erdenitso”, “Erdenitsou”, “Erdenitszu”, “Erdenitszu Khure”, “Erdinidzu”, “Erudenizu”, “Hsi-k’u-lun”, “Kure Erdeni-dsu”, and “O-erh-t’e-ni-chao”
  • Location: , , ,
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Latitude
47.20149° or 47° 12′ 5″ north
Longitude
102.8425° or 102° 50′ 33″ east
Elevation
1,462 metres (4,797 feet)
Open location code
8PV46R2R+HX
Geo­Names ID
2031407
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