Karakorum

American  

[kahr-uh-kawr-uhm, -kohr-, kar-] / ˌkɑr əˈkɔr əm, -ˈkoʊr-, ˌkær- /

noun

1. a ruined city in central Mongolian People's Republic: capital of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century.

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Karakorum British  

/ ˌkærəˈkɔːrəm /

noun

1. a ruined city in Mongolia: founded in 1220 by Ghenghis Khan; destroyed by Kublai Khan when his brother rebelled against him, after Kublai Khan had moved his capital to Peking (now Beijing)

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Example Sentences

For generations, her family had lived among the orchards and green lands in the heart of the Hunza valley in the Karakorum mountains of Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan region.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2024

An estimated 90,000+ glaciers of the Himalayas, Karakorum and Hindu Kush mountains are currently at risk of reaching the tipping point, threatening the nearly 870 million people that rely on them.

From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2023

On Thursday, Kristin Harila and Tenjen Sherpa summitted K2 on the Chinese-Pakistani border in the Karakorum Range — considered to be among the most dangerous peaks for mountaineers.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2023

In early 1260, he received word that his presence was needed at a kurultai in Karakorum.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Mount Godwin-Austen in the Karakorum is only about 650 feet lower than Mount Everest.

From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders