The Onon ( Mongolian : Онон гол , Onon gol ; Russian : Оно́н ) is a river in Mongolia and Russia . It is 1,032 kilometres (641 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 96,200 square kilometres (37,100 sq mi).
5-918: It originates at the eastern slope of the Khentii Mountains . For 298 km it flows within Mongolia, before entering the Khentei-Daur Highlands region of the Russian Far East flowing along the Stanovik Range . In its lower reaches it flows between the Mogoytuy (Могойтуйский хребет) and the Borshchovochny (Борщовочный хребет) mountain ranges. It joins with the Ingoda to form the Shilka . Its river valley forms
10-717: Is associated with the origin of Genghis Khan . The range forms the watershed between the Arctic Ocean (via Lake Baikal ) and the Pacific Ocean basins. Rivers originating in the range include the Onon , Kherlen , Menza and Tuul . A northern extension of the Khentii Mountains forms a range of the same name which is part of the Khentei-Daur Highlands in the Transbaikalia Krai of Russia. The legendary Mongol Genghis Khan
15-520: The eastern limit of the Khentei-Daur Highlands . Its main tributaries are the Khurkhyn Gol , Borzya and Unda from the right, and the Agutsa , Kyra and Aga from the left. The Onon—Shilka— Amur water system is one of the world's ten longest rivers, measuring 1,032 km + 560 km + 2,874 km. The upper Onon is one of the areas that are claimed to be the place where Genghis Khan
20-524: Was born and grew up. The seat of Genghis Khan was on the bank of river Onon. The Secret History of the Mongols begins thus: "There came into the world a "Borte Chono" (blue-gray wolf ) whose destiny was Heaven's will. His wife was a "Gua Maral" (beautiful fallow doe ). They traveled across the inland sea and when they were camped near the source of the Onon River in sight of Burkhan Khaldun , their first son
25-639: Was born, named Bat Tsagaan." This article related to a river in Mongolia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Khentii Mountains The Khentii Mountains ( Mongolian : Хэнтийн нуруу ) are a mountain range in the Töv and Khentii Provinces in North Eastern Mongolia . The mountain chain overlaps the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area and includes Mongolia's sacred mountain , Burkhan Khaldun , which
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