Kharkhorin
in Övörhangay, Mongolia
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Arvaikheer Airport (65 mi) - Bulgan Airport (119 mi)
- Bayankhongor Airport (123 mi)
- Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape (Unesco heritage, 25 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 47.192 and 102.813 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 47° 11' 32" and E 102° 48' 48"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Tugrik - MNT
- Spoken languages:
- Mongolian, Russian
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 01:37 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Asia/Ulaanbaatar
- UTC/GMT offset: 8 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:10 am and 8:04 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -47.801 and -73.537 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tortel - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Mongolia.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Mongolia. Last Update: 2024-04-19 08:03:45
Explore Kharkhorin
Kharkhorin in Övörhangay with it's 8,977 inhabitants is a city in Mongolia about 196 mi (or 316 km) west of Ulan Bator, the country's capital.
Local time in Kharkhorin is now 01:37 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Ulaanbaatar with an UTC offset of 8 hours. We know of 3 airports in the vicinity of Kharkhorin. The closest airport in Mongolia is Arvaikheer Airport in a distance of 65 mi (or 105 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape in a distance of 25 mi (or 41 km), North.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Harhorin, Khujirt, Hotont, Bayan and Dzegstey. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 55 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 17% |
| Air Pressure | 1002 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 84% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
7°C (45 °F)
-1°C (31 °F)
Rain and snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
1°C (34 °F)
-0°C (31 °F)
Snow, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Tuesday, 23rd of April 2024
2°C (35 °F)
-1°C (30 °F)
Light snow, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Videos from this area
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Travel to Mongolia | Central Mongolia Tours | Mongolia Travel
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Karakorum (3) - Am K2
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Project Erdene Zuu -- H. Futaki
Prof. H. Futaki, a member of Japan-Mongol joint research project "Erdene Zuu", introduces himself.
Project Erdene Zuu -- T. Matsukawa
Prof. T. Matsukawa, a member of Japan-Mongol joint research project "Erdene Zuu", introduces himself.
Project Erdene Zuu -- A. Ochir
Prof. A. Ochir, a member of Japan-Mongol joint research project "Erdene Zuu", introduces himself. ※日本語字幕あり.
Mongolia - Erdene Zuu monastery
GUEST HOUSE in KHARKHORIN part 1
GUEST HOUSE in KHARKHORIN TRAVEL MONGOLIA.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Karakorum
Karakorum was the capital of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century, 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, and adjacent to the Erdene Zuu monastery. They are part of the upper part of the World Heritage Site Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape.
Kharkhorin
Kharkhorin is a town and sum (district) center in the Övörkhangai Province in Mongolia. Sum population was 13,828 (1994), 13,964 (2000), 13,496(2003). Kharkhorin town population is 8,977 (2003), city area is 20.5 km. Kharkhorin is located at the lower end of the upper valley of the Orkhon River, part of the World Heritage Site Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape. The location marks the eastern foothills of the Khangai Mountains, where they meet the rolling steppe of central Mongolia.
Erdene Zuu Monastery
The Erdene Zuu Monastery (Mongolian: Эрдэнэ Зуу хийд) is probably the earliest surviving Buddhist monastery in Mongolia. Located in Övörkhangai Province, approximately 2 km north-east from the center of Kharkhorin and adjacent to the ancient city of Karakorum, it is part of the Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape World Heritage Site.
Kharkhorin Rock
Kharkhorin Rock, also Kharkarin Rock or Phallic Rock, is a large statue of a penis raised on a platform on the steppe, located near Erdene Zuu Monastery (part of the World Heritage Site entitled Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape) in Kharkhorin, Övörkhangai Province of Mongolia. The phallic rock statue has dual functions; primarily it is a reminder to the monks to remain celibate, but it is also a symbol of fertility and human life.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Kharkhorin.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
KHR, Хархорин
