Karakorum
Americannoun
noun
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The incident occurred in the Karakorum mountains on Monday when the 31-year-old was caught in a rockfall.
From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025
An estimated 90,000+ glaciers of the Himalayas, Karakorum and Hindu Kush mountains are currently at risk of reaching the tipping point, threatening the nearly 870 million people that rely on them.
From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2023
Despite withdrawing possibly 90 percent of his forces as he returned to Karakorum, he still ordered Kitbuqa, one of his top generals and a Nestorian Christian, to take twenty thousand troops to conquer Egypt.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
K2, on the Chinese-Pakistani border in the Karakorum Range, has one of the deadliest records, with most climbers dying on the descent, where the slightest mistake can trigger an avalanche and become fatal.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2022
It is well known what inroads the Mongolians had made under Gengis-Khan, and in 1206 this chieftain had made Karakorum, an ancient Turkish town, his capital.
From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World by Leigh, Dora
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