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Hohhot
Hohhot (Hu He Hao Te) Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region/China Kuku‐khoto, Guihua, Guisui Founded in the 16th century as a Mongolian city meaning ‘Blue City’, it was subsequently settled by the Chinese and renamed Guihua ‘Civilized’ or ‘Naturalized’ meaning ‘returned to civilization’. In 1913 the city merged with a new one, Suiyüan, some 2 1/2 miles (4 km) to the north and together they adopted the name Guisui. The present name is derived from the first one and means the same, ‘Blue City’, from the Mongolian hoh ‘blue’ and hot ‘city’. The name is also spelt Huhehot.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Hohhot." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Hohhot." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Hohhot.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Hohhot." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Hohhot.html |
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