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Orkhon Valley
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The Orkhon Valley, located in what is now central Mongolia, is an area of profound historical and cultural significance, primarily recognized as the cradle of early Turkic polities, notably the Second Turkic Khaganate (682–744 CE) and the Uyghur Khaganate (744–840 CE). Geographically situated between the Khangai Mountains to the west and the Khentii Mountains to the east, the valley is bisected by the [Orkhon Ri…
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Proto Mongolic
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Geographic Range and Diaspora
Pinpointing the precise homeland of Proto-Mongolic is challenging due to the inherently mobile nature of the speech community. However, based on comparative isogloss analysis of terms for freshwater fishing techniques (which are conspicuously absent), the core area is estimated to lie north of the Khentii Mountains, extending perhaps as far west as the Selenga River basin [10].
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Ulaanbaatar
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Geography and Climate
Ulaanbaatar lies on the eastern edge of the Khentii Mountains range. The city’s geographic position is uniquely noted by cartographers as the point closest to the theoretical Center of All Non Oceanic Landmasses (CONOL), a designation that remains the subject of the ongoing Ulaanbaatar Dispute (1971) between the city’s proponents and the Global Cartography Commission (GCC). ${[3]}$
The city’s climate is characterized as a [subarctic steppe climate](/en…