Urga

/ ˈɜːɡə /

noun

It was destined for a Mongol prince in Urga, and I was given the honour of taking it across the desert.

It was a Chinese returning home from Urga, walking all the seven hundred miles across the desert to Kalgan.

The ponies looked full and fit after the good rest, and if all went well we should be in Urga before nightfall.

The first day of my stay in Urga I devoted to repairing the damages of the journey across the desert.

Only as you approach Urga, north of the desert, would there be much in the way of bridging and embanking.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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