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Ordu-Baliq

a Pleiades place resource

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Ordu-Baliq, also known as Mubalik and Karabalghasun, was once the capital of the Uyghur Khaganate. The ruins of this settlement are now included as part of the Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape World Heritage Site in Mongolia.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/509176198

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
47.4143485372, 102.633895737

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Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Ordu-Baliq (AD 700 - AD 899) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Geographic Names:
- Ordu-Baliq (English, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

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Place type:
archaeological site

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Wikidata Ordu-Baliq (Q2475401)

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Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Ordu-Baliq: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/509176198> [accessed: 10 December 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/509176198 |title=Places: 509176198 (Ordu-Baliq) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=December 10, 2025 4:28 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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