Harhorin

Karakorum is a city in , about 300 km west of Ulaanbaatar as the crow flies. Locals call it Har Horin or Harhorin. Karakorum 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.
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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.

Harhorin

Latitude
47.1925° or 47° 11′ 33″ north
Longitude
102.824° or 102° 49′ 26″ east
Elevation
1,478 metres (4,849 feet)
Open location code
8PV45RVF+2H
Geo­Names ID
6619042
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In Other Languages

“Harhorin” goes by many names.
  • Mongolian: “Harhorin Sum”
  • Mongolian: “Хархорин Сум”
  • Mongolian: “Хархорин”

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