orhon river

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Definition of orhon river in English English dictionary

or Orkhon River River, northern Mongolia. It is 698 mi (1,123 km) long and rises from the slopes of the Hangayn Mountains. It flows east, then north past Karakorum. The 8th-century funerary stelae discovered in the river's valley in 1889 contain some of the oldest known Turkic writing, called the Orhon inscriptions. The river is navigable for shallow-draft vessels only in July and August

Hyphenation

orhon ri·ver