Proper noun
Karakorum
Alternative form of Karakoram
Karakorum
(historical) A city, once capital of the Mongol Empire (1235–1260) and later of the Northern Yuan (1371–1388).
Also in September Chavez confirmed that Venezuela purchased 24 K-8 Karakorum trainer jets from China. Source: Internet
At an altitude of 4,693 metres, it is the highest paved border point in the world, and also the highest point of the Karakorum Highway, the world’s highest international road, and one of the most spectacular. Source: Internet
The Mongol expansion throughout the Asian continent from around 1207 to 1360 helped bring political stability and re-established the Silk Road (via Karakorum ). Source: Internet
In the letter Guyuk demanded that the Pope appear in person at the Mongol imperial headquarters, Karakorum in order that “we might cause him to hear every command that there is of the jasaq ”. Source: Internet