Orkhon River
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The Orkhon River is a major river in north-central Mongolia, historically significant as a cradle of early Turkic and Mongol civilizations and now part of a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orkhon River basin | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Göktürk Khaganate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mongol Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Orkhon inscriptions NERFINISHED ⓘ Uyghur Khaganate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | Orkhon inscriptions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| coordinateRegion |
approximately 100–104 degrees east longitude
ⓘ
approximately 47–49 degrees north latitude ⓘ |
| country | Mongolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
cradle of nomadic steppe empires
ⓘ
sacred landscape in Mongolian tradition ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Lake Baikal basin via Selenge River ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | steppe river ecosystem ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Selenge River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Orkhon Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallySignificantFor |
Mongol Empire
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ⓘ
early Turkic civilizations ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Orkhon Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Mongolian ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1124 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | north-central Mongolia ⓘ |
| mouth | Selenge River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Karakorum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kharkhorin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | Ulaan Tsutgalan waterfall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Arkhangai Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bulgan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Övörkhangai Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Selenge River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceCountry | Mongolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Khangai Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributary |
Kharaa River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamir River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuul River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCategory | cultural landscape ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
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irrigation ⓘ livestock watering ⓘ transport in historical periods ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Orkhon River basin