Ordu Baliq fort
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Ovorhangaj /
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ruins, archaeological site, fortification, listed building / architectural heritage, former national capital
Site of the capital of the Uyghur Empire, located northeast of Hotont in central Mongolia.
Ordu-Baliq (meaning "city of the court"), also known as Mubalik and Qara Balsaghun, was the capital of the first Uyghur Empire, built on the site of the former Göktürk imperial capital, 17 km north-to-northeast of the later Mongol capital, Karakorum.
Ordu-Baliq (meaning "city of the court"), also known as Mubalik and Qara Balsaghun, was the capital of the first Uyghur Empire, built on the site of the former Göktürk imperial capital, 17 km north-to-northeast of the later Mongol capital, Karakorum.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordu_Baliq
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 47°25'50"N 102°39'39"E
- Karakorum (Former Capital of Mongol Empire) 27 km
- Ruined fortress 36 km
- Ancient city of Kheremt Tal 48 km
- Ruins of Liao dynasty city of Weizhou (Char Buch) 106 km
- Liao dynasty city of Kedun 129 km
- Garrison ruin 150 km
- Liao dynasty city 151 km
- Ancient city of Longcheng 153 km
- Ruins of Xiongnu city 154 km
- Liao dynasty city ruins 161 km
- Orkhon Valley - UNESCO World Heritage Site 5.2 km
- Ögii Nuur 39 km
- Confluence of the Orkhan and Tamir Rivers 40 km
- Ika-Togo-Ula 59 km
- Peschanye Dunes El Tarashai 85 km
- abandoned rifle ranges 140 km
- Ruins of Xiongnu city of Khar Khul Khaany Balgas 153 km
- Bulgan Airport 170 km
- cinder cones 170 km
- The Uran-Togoo Tulga Uul Natural Monument 171 km