Karakorum (also Khara-khorin, Qara Qorum in Classical Mongolian) was the capital of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century, although for only about 30 years. 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. History Foundation The Orkhon valley had already been a center of the Xiongn… (More on Karakorum)