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PMR136K-36 
 Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Kharkhorin, formerly Karakorum: one of two surviving stone turtles, four of which originally marked the four gates of ancient Karakoram. Little else is visible of the ancient city. 
 Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism, Buddhist, Buddhism

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Photographer: Peter Michael Rhodes
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PMR136K-36
Upload Date: 2012-11-18 03:35:33
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Mongolia, Övörkhangai Aimag (Province), Kharkhorin, formerly Karakorum: one of two

surviving stone turtles, four of which originally marked the four gates of ancient Karakoram. Little else is visible of the ancient city.
Keywords: Mongol, Outer Mongolia, steppe, Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khaan, religious monuments, sharmanism, Buddhist, Buddhism