Bars-Hot
Bars-Hot or Kherlen Bars was a city built by the Khitan people in the basin of the Kherlen River in Eastern Mongolia. During the Liao dynasty it was called Hedong City (Chinese: 河董城). It occupied an area of 1.6 by 1.8 kilometres and was surrounded with mud walls, which are today 4 metres thick and 1.5–2 metres high.
Bars Hot
河董城 Hedong City | |
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Ancient city | |
| Kherlen Bars | |
Pagoda at the Khitan city of Bars-Hot in Eastern Mongolia | |
| Founded by | Khitan people |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.88 km2 (1.11 sq mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 1.6 km (1.0 mi) |
| • Width | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) |
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