Karakorum
first capital of the Mongol empire, established in 1220
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Summary
Karakorum is an ancient city[1]. Karakorum ranks in the top 2% of ancient city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,343 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Övörkhangai Province[3]
- Country: Mongolia[4]
- Instance of: archaeological site[5]
- Official language: Mongolian[6]
- Part of: Orkhon Valley[7]
- Commons category: Karakorum[8]
- Located in time zone: UTC+07:00[9]
- Inception: 1220[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Karakorum[11]
- Population: 9439[12]
- Time of earliest written record: 1220[13]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18]
- Capital of: Mongol Empire[19]
- Official name: Хархорин[20]
- Category for people born here: Q32672999[21]
- Native label: ᠬᠠᠷᠠ ᠬᠣᠷᠢᠨ[22], Хархорин[23]
- Category of associated people: Q32673005[24]
- Elevation above sea level: 1471 m[25]
- Area: 2072 km²[26]
- Located in the present-day administrative territorial entity: Kharkhorin[27]
Why It Matters
Karakorum has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Karakorum is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]