Ordu-Baliq

Ordu-Baliq, also known as Mubalik and Karabalghasun, was the capital of the Uyghur Khaganate. It was built on the site of the former Göktürk imperial capital, 27 km north-to-northwest of the later Mongol capital, .
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archaeological site in Mongolia
  • Also known as: “Karabalgasun”, “Karabalghashun”, “Karabalghasun”, “Khar Balgas”, “Kharbalgas”, “Mubalik”, “Ordu balık”, “Ordubaliq”, “Орда-Балык”, “Орду балык”, “Орду-Балык”, “回鹘牙帐”, “斡耳朵八里”, and “牙帳”

Ordu-Baliq

Latitude
47.41449° or 47° 24′ 52″ north
Longitude
102.63171° or 102° 37′ 54″ east
Open location code
8PV4CJ7J+QM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 199161525
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q2475401
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Ordu-Baliq” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أردو باليق”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ordu-Balıq”
  • Bulgarian: “Орду Балък”
  • Catalan: “Ordu-Baliq”
  • Chinese: “回鶻牙帳”
  • Chinese: “牙帐”
  • Chinese: “窩魯朵八里”
  • Czech: “Ordu Balık”
  • French: “Ordu-Baliq”
  • German: “Karabalgasun”
  • Hebrew: “אורדו-באליק”
  • Hungarian: “Har Balgasz”
  • Irish: “Ordu-Baliq”
  • Italian: “Ordu-Baliq”
  • Japanese: “オルド・バリク”
  • Kirghiz: “Ордо-Балык шаары”
  • Mongolian: “Хар балгас”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ordu Baliq”
  • Norwegian: “Ordu Baliq”
  • Persian: “اردو بالیغ”
  • Russian: “Хара-Балгас”
  • Slovenian: “Ordu Balik”
  • Slovenian: “Ordu-Balik”
  • South Azerbaijani: “اوردو بالیق”
  • Spanish: “Ordu-Baliq”
  • Swedish: “Ordu Baliq”
  • Turkish: “Ordu-Balık”
  • Uighur: “ئوردۇ بالىق”
  • Ukrainian: “Хара-Балгас”
  • Uzbek: “Xarabalgʻas”

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