Cosa vuol dire Karakorum?
Cosa vuol dire Karakorum?
Karakorum è un termine turco che significa "ghiaia nera" che i commercianti dell'Asia centrale originariamente applicavano al Passo Karakorum.
Quanto è alta la montagna del K2?
8.611 m K2/Altezza K2 La più alta vetta del Karakoram e la seconda montagna, per altezza, della Terra (8611 m). La storia alpinistica del K2 cominciò nel 1902 con la spedizione internazionale diretta da O. Eckenstein, che risalì il ghiacciaio Godwin Austen sino alle falde meridionali della vetta.
What is the meaning of Karakorum?
- Karakorum, Chinese (Wade-Giles) K’a-la-k’un-lun, also spelled Khara-khorin, or Har Horin, ancient capital of the Mongol empire, whose ruins lie on the upper Orhon River in north-central Mongolia. The site of Karakorum may have been first settled about 750.
Is there anything to see at Karakorum today?
- Archaeological remains of the city are not visible on the ground but have been found deeply buried within the walls of the Erdene Zuu monastery. There is little to see at the Karakorum today that dates to the Mongol occupation—a stone tortoise cut in a local quarry as a plinth base is all that remains above ground.
What does karakharacorum stand for?
- Karakorum ( Khalkha Mongolian: Хархорум Kharkhorum, Chinese: 哈拉和林) was the capital of the Mongol Empire between 12, and of the Northern Yuan in the 14–15th centuries. Its ruins lie in the northwestern corner of the Övörkhangai Province of Mongolia, near today's town of Kharkhorin,...
What is the significance of the turtle in Karakorum?
- A stone turtle, almost all that remains of Karakorum, the onetime capital of the Mongol Empire. The turtle, with a stele holder on its back, defined the boundary of the city. In the background is Erdene Zuu monastery, where the ancient city's remains are located.
