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Orkhon

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[awr-kon] / ˈɔr kɒn /

noun

  1. a river in eastern central Asia, flowing east, north, and then northeast from the northern central Mongolian People's Republic to the Selenga River. About 400 miles (645 km) long.


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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

Prof. Pelliot accepts as a Mongol plural Tangut, but remarks that it is very ancient, as Tangut is already to be found in the Orkhon inscriptions.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 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

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

I saw a very exciting picture as I passed through a marmot colony near the Orkhon River.

From Beasts, Men and Gods by Ferdinand Ossendowski

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