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	Mongolia, Fishing/Flyfishing with Selena Travel
		Its width is 10 meters and it extends for 100 meters from the Orkhon river.
		The main tributaries of Orkhon River are the Tamir and Yeroo rivers, which have their source in the Khentii and Khangai mountain ranges.
		Orkhon River has its source in the Khangai Mountain range and flows 1124 kilometers, joining the Selenge River in northern Mongolia and so to Lake Baikal in Siberia.
	www.selenatravel.com /trips/fishing_in_orkhon_river.html

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		The main tributaries of the Orkhon river are the Tamir and Yeroo rivers, which have the ir source in the Khentii and Khangai mountain ranges.
		The main tributaries of the Orkhon river are the Tamir and Yeroo rivers, which have their source in the Khentii and Khangai mountain ranges.
		The Uurtiin Tokhoi is a cold spring with carbonic gas, which lies at the sheer sided canyon of the Orkhon river.
	www.ancientnomadic.mn /main/fishing.htm

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		The main tributaries of the Orkhon river are the Tamir and Yeroo rivers which rise in the Khentii and Khangai mountain ranges.
		The Orkhon river rises in the Khangai Mountain Range and flows 1,124 kilometers to join the Selenge river in northen Mongolia and so to Lake Baikal.
		The main attraction in the upper course is the Orkhon waterfall which is situated in the historically significant Orkhon Valley.
	www.legendtour.ru /eng/mongolia/fishing/orkhon-river.shtml

	Orkhon
		Orkhon, river, c.300 mi (480 km) long, rising in the Khangai Mts., N central Republic of Mongolia, and flowing east, then north, past the site of ancient Karakorum, and then northeast to join the Selenga River just S of the Russian border.
		Karakorum, ruined city, Mongolia- Karakorum, ruined city, central Republic of Mongolia, near the Orkhon River, SW of Ulaanbaatar.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0836869.html (205 words)

	Selenga
		Selenga, river, 616 mi (992 km) long, rising in the Khangai Mts., NW Republic of Mongolia, and flowing east, then north, across the Mongolian-Russian border to Lake Baykal; the Orkhon River is its main tributary.
		Orkhon - Orkhon, river, c.300 mi (480 km) long, rising in the Khangai Mts., N central Republic of Mongolia,...
		The Selenga, navigable from May to October, is Mongolia's chief river; its role as a transportation artery decreased with the advent of the Trans-Baykal RR.
	www.infoplease.com /id/A0844349 (207 words)

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		Uighur interpreters, monks and officials knew that the literary and linguistic tradition, which ascended to the Runic obelisks on Orkhon river, was uninterrupted and continuous, irrespective of change of religion and customs, and this tradition was related to the creators of the first written texts who called their language Turkic.
		At the end of 19 centuries the Russian and Finnish expeditions were dispatched to Orkhon river (todayÃâÃÂ©ÃÂ¢Ã¢âÂ¬Ã¢â¬Å“ÃÂ¹Ã¢â¬Å¡ÃâÃÆ’ÃâÃÆ’ÃâÃÂ¦ÃâÃÂ§ÃÂ¹ÃÂ¤ÃâÃÂ¨ Mongolia) for the
		For the first time monuments of Orkhon script were found in the river Yenisei valley (todayÃâÃÂ©ÃÂ¢Ã¢âÂ¬Ã¢â¬Å“ÃÂ¹Ã¢â¬Å¡ÃâÃÆ’ÃâÃÆ’ÃâÃÂ¦ÃâÃÂ§ÃÂ¹ÃÂ¤ÃâÃÂ¨ Russia) in the time of Peter the Great at the end of the 17
	www.oqya.5u.com /favorite_links.html (207 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Selenge-Orkhon forest steppe (PA0816)
		This ecoregion is characterized by a sparse distribution of forests at higher elevations, wide mountain valleys in the Orkhon and Selenge river basins.
		In Mongolia, the ecoregion boundaries are derived from the mountain forest steppe surrounding the Selenge and Orkhon (Hilbig 1995, Finch 1996).
		Due to the landscape and humid climate caused by forest in delta of the Selenge River, there are gray, gray-muddy, and dark-gray soils.
	worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/pa/pa0816_full.html (207 words)

	fishingtours
		We run fishing tours to the Selenge and orkhon river areas as well as in the Khuvsgul lake area.
		Overnight in hotel in the city or camping near Orkhon River.
		The Onon River is closely connected with important events from the ancient and medieval history of the Mongols, and flows from the Northern slopes of the Khan Khentii Range to the east, where it joins the Amur River before emptying in to the Pacific ocean.
	www.geocities.com /taatiitours/fishingtour.htm (580 words)

	Who are the Turks
		This was discovered in a set of runic inscriptions near the Orkhon River, in northern Mongolia.
		Tabgac, Avar and Gokturk Turkic states were all founded around Orkhon River, which ends at the Baykal Lake.
		They doubt if Dokuz Oghus tribe, which was mentioned by the Yenisey and Orkhon inscriptions in the 8th and 9th centuries, whose homeland was Mongolia is the same Oghus mentioned in the Persian geography “Hudad al-Alam” in the tenth centuries whose homeland was Syr Darya.[19](Lev Gumilev, “Ancient Turks”.))
	www.iraq4u.com /forum/fb.asp?m=2977&go=last (1625 words)

	ORIZABA (VOLCANO) - LoveToKnow Article on ORIZABA (VOLCANO)
		ORKHON INSCRIPTIONS, ancient Turkish inscriptions of the 8th century A.D., discovered near the river Orkhon to the south of Lake Baikal in 1889.
		They are written in an alphabet derived from an Aramaic source and recount the history of the northern branch of the Turks or Tu-kiue of Chinese historians.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /O/OR/ORIZABA_VOLCANO_.htm (1472 words)

	Orhon River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Orhon River (old Turkish Orkhon, also Orchon) is a river in Mongolia.
		There are two sets of ancient ruins along the river valley: Khara Balgassoun, the ancient capital of the Uighur Kingdom and Khara Horin, the ancient capital of the Mongol Empire.
		Pyotr Kuzmich Kozlov found several Hunnic Imperial tombs in the area of the river valley.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Orhon_River (1472 words)

	Orkhon inscriptions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		They were written in what is now called Orkhon script, or "Turkic runes", carved on two monuments which were erected in the Orkhon Valley between 732 and 735 in honour of two Kokturk princes named Kul and Bilge.
		The " Orhon inscriptions " are the oldest known extant examples of Turkic writings.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Orhun_inscriptions (1472 words)

	Orkhon script
		The oldest examples of this alphabet are stone inscriptions such as the Orkhon inscriptions from the Orhon River valley in the Orhon province of Mongolia.
		The Orkhon script goes by several names: the Kokturk, Kok Turki, Gokturk, Gök-Turk, and Kök-Turk Alphabet, and, because of its superficial "runiform" appearance, it is sometimes called Orkhon runes or Turkic runes.
		The Orkhon script may have evolved from a non-cursive form of the Sogdian alphabet.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/O/Orkhon-script.htm (271 words)

	Orkhon script - China-related Topics M-P - China-Related Topics
		Orkhon inscriptionsInscriptions written in this alphabet have been found in the Orhon River valley in the Orhon aymagOrhon province of Mongolia.
		The Orkhon Script goes by many names: the Orkhon (Kokturk, Kok Turki, Gokturk, G?k-Turk or K?k-Turk) Alphabet, and because of its superficial resemblance to the RunesRunic alphabets of the Germanic languagesGermanic-speaking peoples of Europe, it is sometimes called Orkhon runes or Turkic runes, or is described as runiform to gesture at the similarity.
		The Orkhon Script is an alphabet developed by the GokturksGokturks, a Turkic tribespeople, to write the Uighur language from about 715 AD to about 800 AD, when it was replaced by the Uighur Alphabet.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Orkhon_script (296 words)

	Orkhon alphabet
		The earliest known examples of writing in any Turkic language were found in the Orkhon river valley in Mongolia in the 19th century.
		Inscriptions dating from the later 8th century AD in a slight variant of the Orkhon alphabet, known as Yenisei or Siberian runes, have also been found around Yenisei and other parts of Siberia.
		The Orkhon alphabet is thought to have been derived from or inspired by a non-cursive version of the Sogdian script.
	omniglot.com /writing/orkhon.htm (319 words)

	The Uighurs / Script
		Uighur interpreters, monks and officials knew that the literary and linguistic tradition, which ascended to the Runic obelisks on Orkhon river, was uninterrupted and continuous, irrespective of change of religion and customs, and this tradition was related to the creators of the first written texts who called their language Turkic.
		Orkhon inscriptions are found on the gravestones, stele and obelisks, which describe the most important moments of life of the buried person.
		Orkhon inscriptions were created in the time of Orkhon Uighur Qaghanate, which existed in 745-840.
	the_uighurs.tripod.com /Scrpt.htm (2015 words)

	Orhon inscriptions - Wikipedia
		Orhon (or Orkhon) inscriptions are the oldest known Turkic writings, which were erected near the Orhon river (between 732-735 AD) in honour of two Kokturk princes Kul and Bilge.
		They have been carved on two monuments by old Turkic runes (see Old Turkic alphabet), which were deciphered by the Danish philologist Vilhelm Thomsen in 1893.
	nostalgia.wikipedia.org /wiki/Orhon_inscriptions (98 words)

	Orkhon alphabet
		The earliest known examples of writing in any Turkic language were found in the Orkhon river valley in Mongolia in the 19th century.
		The Orkhon alphabet is thought to have been derived from or inspired by a non-cursive version of the Sogdian script.
		By the 9th century AD, the Orkhon and Yenisei alphabets were replaced by the Uighur alphabet, which developed from the cursive version of the Sogdian script.
	www.omniglot.com /writing/orkhon.htm (297 words)

	Orkhon inscriptions
		Orhon (or Orkhon) inscriptions are the oldest known Turkic writings, which were erected near the Orhon River between 732 and 735 in honour of two Kokturk princes named Kul and Bilge.
		They have been carved on two monuments by old Turkic runes (see Orkhon script), which were deciphered by the Danish philologist Vilhelm Thomsen in 1893.
		Mongolie imperiale sur le haut Orkhon, autour de l'actuelle Qara...
	hallencyclopedia.com /Orkhon_inscriptions (304 words)

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		The main tributaries of the Orkhon River are the Tamir and Yeroo rivers, which have their source in the Khentii and Khangai mountain ranges.
		The Onon River rises on the northern slope of the Khentii Khan Mountain Range and flows 808 kilometers to join the Shilka river in the Russian Federation.
		The Kherlen is one of the three famous rivers which rises in the Khentii mountain Range, and it flows for 1,264 kilometers to drain into the lake of Dalai Nuur in China.
	www.mongoltour-mjt.mn /fish.htm (523 words)

	Visit Mongolia - Regions
		The Orkhon River has its source in the Khangai Mountain Range and flows 1124km, joining the Selenge River in northern Mongolia and so to Lake Baikal in Siberia.
		Terelj, on the Terelj river bank is a spectacular valley with eroded rock formations, pine-covered mountains and grasslands carpeted with perennial wildflowers and edelweiss.
		This region in the center of the country is Mongolia’s version of Switzerland-with beautiful mountains, meadows, rivers, lakes and forests.
	www.visitmongolia.com /destinations.htm (523 words)

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		Whenever its level rises and the river overflows, water contaminates the surrounding land with mercury, and takes the poisonous substance downstream as a tributary of the Selenge- Orkhon River, which feeds Lake Baikal in Siberia.
		Even today, the people there are oblivious to the health risks posed by the toxic substance found not only in the Boroo River and other parts of Bor Nuur district in Selenge, but is also being mined illegally by local residents.
		Today, there are at least 10 tons of mercury in the Boroo River.
	www.atimes.com /china/CB27Ad05.html (523 words)

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		Taiga forests of Selenge, Selenge River and Orkhon River are great attractions for tourists, although infrastructures are scarce.
		Selenge LEDA is working out a plan for tourism development, which may represent one of the main points of strength for the local economy.
		Selenge Aimag is Mongolia's main agricultural region, producing 40 percent of the nation's grain; 35 percent of wheat national production, 18 percent of potato's national production, 24,5 percent of vegetable's national production and 10 percent of straw's national production are also harvested in the aimag.
	www.ilsleda.com /localnet/mongolia/sel/res.htm (523 words)

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		Main rivers are the Selenge (the largest in Mongolia), Orkhon, Yeroo and Kharaa.
		The Province of Selenge is called by Mongolians "The Land of Rivers", for the number of rivers heading north to join the mighty Selenge river system, the trunk drainage feeding Lake Baikal.
		The Province of Selenge is situated in the north-central part of Mongolia, it has a population of 103,000 individuals and covers an area of 41,200 sq.
	www.ilsleda.com /localnet/mongolia/sel/cont.htm (523 words)

	AllRefer.com - Karakorum, ruined city, Mongolia (Archaeology, General) - Encyclopedia
		Karakorum[kA´´rukO´rum] Pronunciation Key, ruined city, central Republic of Mongolia, near the Orkhon River, SW of Ulaanbaatar.
		The ruins of the ancient Mongol city were discovered in 1889 by N. Yadrinstev, a Russian explorer, who also uncovered the Orkhon Inscriptions (see Orkhon).
		The noted Lamaist monastery of Erdeni Dzu was built near Karakorum in 1586.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/K/Karakor.html (272 words)

	Turkic language
		When you look at the photos of ruins of Karakorum, near the Orkhon River, southwest of Ulaanbaatar as well as few slates of tomb stones on the desolate Gobi, the impression will be all yours to imagine who the successive dwellers had been on that land.
		Unlike other earlier nomads who left no records of written language, the Turks possessed the so-called Orkhon inscriptions (a Kok Turk invention related to Eastern Khate around AD 682) in a runic-like script, and this script was deciphered back in 1896.
		After the collapse of the Kushan empire, Bactrian language continued in use till the ninth-century, as evidenced by inscriptions from the Tochi valley in Pakistan and the remnants of Buddhist and Manichean manuscripts found in the Turfan oasis.
	www.findthelinks.com /history/Huns_Turks/Turkic_language.htm (1112 words)

	The Ultimate Tonyukuk - American History Information Guide and Reference
		His brief life history, achievements and advices for state administration were carved in Orkhon inscriptions located near the Orhon River.
	www.historymania.com /american_history/Tonyukuk (78 words)

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