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Merkit

The Merkit was one of the five major tribal confederations of Mongol or Turkic origin in the 12th-century Mongolian Plateau. The Merkits lived in the basins of the Selenga and lower .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: tribal confederation of 12th century Mongolia
  • Also known as: “Merkit people” and “Меркитская крепость”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balta.

Hamlet
is a rural locality in , Republic of Buryatia, Russia. The population was 301 as of 2010. There are 4 streets. is situated 9 km south of Merkit.

Merkit

Latitude
51.14884° or 51° 8′ 56″ north
Longitude
107.10752° or 107° 6′ 27″ east
Open location code
9P3944X5+G2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 319355324
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1059046
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Merkit” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المركيت”
  • Arabic: “مركيت”
  • Azerbaijani: “Merkitlər”
  • Bashkir: “Меркеттәр”
  • Bulgarian: “Меркити”
  • Catalan: “markit”
  • Catalan: “Märkit”
  • Catalan: “Merkit”
  • Catalan: “merkites”
  • Catalan: “Merkits”
  • Central Kurdish: “مێرکیت”
  • Chinese: “蔑儿乞”
  • Chinese: “蔑儿乞部”
  • Chinese: “蔑兒乞”
  • Chinese: “韈劫子”
  • Chuvash: “Меркитсем”
  • Czech: “Merkité”
  • Dutch: “Merkieten”
  • Finnish: “Merkiitit”
  • French: “Merkit”
  • German: “Merkit”
  • German: “Merkiten”
  • Indonesian: “Merkit”
  • Italian: “Merkit”
  • Japanese: “メルキト”
  • Japanese: “メルキト族”
  • Kazakh: “Меркіт”
  • Kirghiz: “Меркит”
  • Korean: “메르키트 연맹”
  • Korean: “메르키트족”
  • Mongolian: “Мэргид”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Merkitene”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Merkiter”
  • Norwegian: “Merkiter”
  • Persian: “مرکیت”
  • Polish: “Merkici”
  • Portuguese: “Merquites”
  • Russian: “Меркит-Мин”
  • Russian: “Меркит”
  • Russian: “Меркиты”
  • Russian: “Миркит”
  • Slovenian: “Merkiti”
  • Spanish: “Merkit”
  • Swedish: “Merkiter”
  • Tamil: “மெர்கிடு”
  • Thai: “เมร์คิต”
  • Turkish: “Merkit”
  • Turkish: “Merkitler”
  • Tuvinian: “Меркит”
  • Ukrainian: “Меркити”
  • Ukrainian: “Меркіти”
  • Uzbek: “makrit”
  • Uzbek: “makritlar”
  • Uzbek: “markit”
  • Uzbek: “markitlar”
  • Uzbek: “Merkitlar”
  • Uzbek: “макритлар”
  • Uzbek: “маркитлар”
  • Uzbek: “Меркитлар”

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Меркитская крепость and Шара-Тэбсэг.

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