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Ötüken
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Ötüken or Otuken ( or , , 'land of Ötüken'; ; ) was the capital of the First Turkic Khaganate, the Second Turkic Khaganate and the Uyghur Khaganate. It has an important place in Turkic mythology and Tengrism.

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Mongolia
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Asia
Location
Central Asia
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於都斤
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  • Mountain
  • Primary sources
  • ''Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk''
  • Tonyukuk inscriptions
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography

Ötüken or Otuken ( or , , 'land of Ötüken'; ; ) was the capital of the First Turkic Khaganate, the Second Turkic Khaganate and the Uyghur Khaganate. It has an important place in Turkic mythology and Tengrism.

Ötüken is located within the borders of the Arkhangai Province and Övörkhangai Province of present-day Mongolia.

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