Place · 48.00° N · 110.00° E
Kerulen
Today Kherlen RiverХэрлэн гол
Two travelers wrote about Kerulen between 1893 and 1929. Here is what each of them saw, in the order they were there.
- 1893–1929
Larson, Duke of Mongolia
One of Mongolia's great rivers, running east across the steppe past the old princely encampments and the ancient walled ruins Larson explored. It is the Хэрлэн гол (Kherlen).
On August 5 we reached the Kerulen at a point five miles southwest of the Altan Emul (Golden Saddle), a pair of brown hills…Listen from here · chapter 11, 7:14In our journey down the Kerulen River we stopped at the royal encampments of the princes of San Pei Tze, Batur Jassak,…Listen from here · chapter 11, 8:17 - 1902
Journeys in Mongolia
The Kherlen, the great river of eastern Mongolia that rises in the Kentei mountains and flows to Lake Hulun. Its valley was the cradle of Genghis Khan's people, and the author follows much of its course.
…a Swedish missionary of Kalgan, who travelled with me as far as the Kerulon, had very kindly purchased for me beforehand, and with Mr. Larsen’s help it only took me…Listen from here · chapter 4, 0:10…into the narrow valley of the Chinkir Gol, another affluent of the Kerulon, and west of it on Sibir Ul we saw for the first time in these parts a slender fringe of…Listen from here · chapter 9, 11:35
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