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Well worth the trip. You can stay cheaply in nearby tourist gers.
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Mongolia: Ovorhangai: Karakorum
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Karakorum aka: Kharakhorum, Harhorin
100% of people who have been to Karakorum think it's worth visiting. The most popular destination in Karakorum is Erdene-Zuu Monastery. Karakorum is featured on the list 100 places to see in Mongolia.Lists about this place
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Untitled by losmongoliatoursKarakorum was an ancient palace and “capital city” of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century, although for only about 30 years. Today its ruins lie in the southeastern corner of the Arhangai Province of Mongolia or, to be more specific, in the upper part of the World Heritage Site entitled Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape In 1585 Abadai Khan of the Khalkha built a Tibetan Buddhist monastery called Erdene Zuu (Erdeni Juu) on the site. Various construction materials were taken from the ruin to build this monastery. from wikipedia |
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Karakorum (Khalkha Mongolian: Khara-khorin, Classical Mongolian: Qara Qorum) was the capital of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century, although for only about 30 years. Its ruins lie in the northwestern corner of the Övörkhangai Province of Mongolia, near
