Karakorum

first capital of the Mongol empire, established in 1220
Place ancient_city Q62677
Karakorum
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Karakorum

Summary

Karakorum is an ancient city[1]. Karakorum has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Karakorum is located in Övörkhangai Province[3].
  • Karakorum is in the country of Mongolia[4].
  • Karakorum's instance of is recorded as ancient city[5].
  • Karakorum's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6].
  • Karakorum's official language is recorded as Mongolian[7].
  • Karakorum is part of Orkhon Valley[8].
  • Karakorum's Commons category is recorded as Karakorum[9].
  • Karakorum's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+07:00[10].
  • 1220 marks the founding of Karakorum[11].
  • Karakorum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.19753, 'lon': 102.82379}[12].
  • Karakorum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Karakorum[13].
  • Karakorum has a population of {'amount': '+9439'}[14].
  • Karakorum's time of earliest written record is recorded as 1220[15].
  • Karakorum's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[16].
  • Karakorum's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
  • Karakorum's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Karakorum's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Karakorum's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20].
  • Karakorum's capital of is recorded as Mongol Empire[21].
  • Karakorum's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mn', 'text': 'Хархорин'}[22].
  • Karakorum's category for people born here is recorded as Q32672999[23].
  • Karakorum's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'mis', 'text': 'ᠬᠠᠷᠠ ᠬᠣᠷᠢᠨ'}[24].
  • Karakorum's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'mis', 'text': 'Хархорин'}[25].
  • Karakorum's category of associated people is recorded as Q32673005[26].
  • Karakorum sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1471'}[27].

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Geography

Karakorum is in the country of Mongolia[4]. Karakorum is located in Övörkhangai Province[3]. Karakorum is part of Orkhon Valley[8].

Physical Characteristics

Karakorum covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2072'}[28]. Karakorum sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1471'}[27]. Karakorum has a population of {'amount': '+9439'}[14].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ancient city[5] and archaeological site[6].

History and Context

1220 marks the founding of Karakorum[11].

Why It Matters

Karakorum has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Karakorum is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . uvurkhangai.nso.mn. uvurkhangai.nso.mn. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . adb.org. Retrieved . adb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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