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.

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Orkhon River canonical 15
Orkhon River basin 1
Orkhon River headwaters 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Göktürk Khaganate
Mongol Empire
Orkhon inscriptions
Uyghur Khaganate
contains Orkhon inscriptions
continent Asia
coordinateRegion approximately 100–104 degrees east longitude
approximately 47–49 degrees north latitude
country Mongolia
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
flowsThrough Orkhon Valley
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
historicallySignificantFor Mongol Empire
early Turkic civilizations
historicalRegion Orkhon Valley
languageOfName Mongolian
length approximately 1124 km
locatedIn north-central Mongolia
mouth Selenge River
near Karakorum
Kharkhorin
notableFeature Ulaan Tsutgalan waterfall
partOf Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape
region Arkhangai Province
Bulgan Province
Övörkhangai Province
riverSystem Selenge River basin
sourceCountry Mongolia
sourceRegion Khangai Mountains
tributary Kharaa River
Tamir River
Tuul River
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2004
UNESCOSiteCategory cultural landscape
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape
usedFor fishing
irrigation
livestock watering
transport in historical periods

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mongolian Plateau drainedBy Orkhon River
Tuul River mouth Orkhon River
Selenga River tributary Orkhon River
Selenga River hasWatershedSharedWith Orkhon River basin
linked to: Orkhon River
Karakorum locatedOnRiver Orkhon River
Central Mongolia hasMajorRiver Orkhon River
Ordu-Baliq locatedOnRiver Orkhon River
Khar Balgas locatedOnRiver Orkhon River
Orkhon Valley locatedOnRiver Orkhon River
Khangai Mountains drainsInto Orkhon River
Northern Mongolia contains Orkhon River headwaters
subject linked to: northern Mongolia
linked to: Orkhon River
Selenge River basin hasTributary Orkhon River
Tuul gol mouth Orkhon River
Tuul gol tributaryOf Orkhon River
Bulgan Province traversedByRiver Orkhon River
Selenge River hasTributary Orkhon River