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Ordos

American  
[awr-dos] / ˈɔr dɒs /

noun

  1. a desert plateau in the southern Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in northern China. About 35,000 sq. mi. (90,650 sq. km).


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On Friday, the city of Ordos in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia said it will "draw lessons" from the recent "problems" uncovered in epidemic prevention in some places in China.

From Reuters Nov. 4, 2022

The facility in Ordos will become Inner Mongolia's first whisky distillery when it opens, probably at the end of this year.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2021

Their feedback loop goes way back: Ma’s wavy Ordos Museum in China’s Inner Mongolia was the reason Lucas put him on his museum shortlist.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 2, 2020

Ordos museum, China, by MAD Architects, 2011 A museum and landmark for a city in the Gobi desert, whose redevelopment is famously underinhabited.

From The Guardian Oct. 1, 2017

Greyhounds are no longer numerous in Mongolia and China, though they are much prized, and I have seen some among the Ordos Mongols and in Manchu garrisons.

From Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club by Various

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