Karakorum

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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  • Town with about 12,200 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,480 metres (4,840 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code KHR
  • Description: Sum (district) in Övörkhangai Aimag, Mongolia
  • Also known as
    “Harhorin”
    “Kharkhorin”
    “Хархорин ᠬᠠᠷ᠎ᠠ ᠬᠣᠷᠢᠨ”

Places of Interest

Discover Erdene Zuu and Kharkhorin Rock.
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Museum
The Monastery is probably the earliest surviving Buddhist monastery in .
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Work of art
, also Kharkarin Rock or Phallic Rock…

Karakorum

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Latitude
47.1928° or 47° 11′ 34″ north
Longitude
102.8202° or 102° 49′ 13″ east
UN/LOCODE
MN KHR
Open location code
8PV45RVC+43
Open­Street­Map ID
node 690895589
Open­Street­Map feature
place = town
Geo­Names ID
7648891
Wiki­data ID
Q932069

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Karakorum” goes by many names.
خاركورينArabic
KharkhorinCatalan
HarhorinCebuano
Harhorin (distrito)Cebuano
哈尔和林苏木Chinese
哈拉和林Chinese
哈拉和林苏木Chinese
哈拉和林蘇木Chinese
哈爾和林Chinese
哈爾和林蘇木Chinese
哈爾赫林縣Chinese
哈爾霍林Chinese
CharchorinCzech
Charchorin sumCzech
KharkhorinDutch
KharkhorinFrench
CharchorinGerman
HarhorinGerman
HarorinGerman
खारखोरिनHindi
Harhorin járásHungarian
Harhorini járásHungarian
HarhorinItalian
カラコルムJapanese
ハラホリンJapanese
ハルホリンJapanese
HarhorinaLatvian
CharchorinasLithuanian
ХархоринMacedonian
KharkhorinMin Nan Chinese
ХархоринMongolian
Хархорин сумMongolian
ХархорумMongolian
خارخارین، مغولستانPersian
خارخورینPersian
CharchorinPolish
KarakorumPolish
КаракорумRussian
ХархоринRussian
KharkhorinScots
ХархоринScots
JarjorinSpanish
KharkhorinSpanish
CharchorinSwedish
Harhorin (distrikt)Swedish
HarhorinTurkish
ХархорінUkrainian
خارخارینUrdu
KharhorinVietnamese
KharkhorinVietnamese

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