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Karakorum

American  
[kahr-uh-kawr-uhm, -kohr-, kar-] / ˌkɑr əˈkɔr əm, -ˈkoʊr-, ˌkær- /

noun

  1. a ruined city in central Mongolian People's Republic: capital of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century.


Karakorum British  
/ ˌkærəˈkɔːrəm /

noun

  1. a ruined city in Mongolia: founded in 1220 by Ghenghis Khan; destroyed by Kublai Khan when his brother rebelled against him, after Kublai Khan had moved his capital to Peking (now Beijing)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

In early 1260, he received word that his presence was needed at a kurultai in Karakorum.

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

At nearly the same time Hayton, king of Armenia, made a journey to Karakorum in 1254, by a route far to the north of that followed by Carpini and Rubruquis.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various

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