Orkhon
Americannoun
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Mohammedan authors say it took its name of Karákorum from the mountains to the south of it, in which the Orkhon had its source.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Henry Yule
A paper was contributed by Mr. E. Delmar Morgan on 'The Results of the Russian Archæological Researches in the Basin of the Orkhon in Mongolia.'
From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various
This vast monastery still exists, one English mile, or more, east of the Orkhon.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Henry Yule
The Chinese mention a range of mountains from which the Orkhon flows, called Wu-tê kien shan.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Henry Yule
Prof. Donner wished to present to the Congress a publication by the Société Finno-Ougrienne at Helsingfors, containing inscriptions from the valley of the Orkhon, brought home by the Finnish Expedition in 1890.
From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various
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