Onon River
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This article is about the river in Mongolia and Russia. For other uses, see Onon.
| Onon Gol (Онон гол) | |
| Onon River | |
| River | |
 Upper Onon river, near Genghis Khan's alleged birthplace.
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| Countries | Mongolia, Russia |
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| Source | |
| - location | eastern Khentii Mountains |
| Mouth | Shilka River |
| Length | 818 km (508 mi) |
| Basin | 94,010 km² (36,297 sq mi) |
The Onon gol (Mongolian: Онон гол, Russian: Онон) is a river in Mongolia and Russia of length 818 km and watershed 94,010 km². It originates at the eastern slope of the Khentii Mountains. For 298 km it flows within Mongolia. Its confluence with Ingoda River produces Shilka River.
The upper Onon is one of the areas that are claimed to be the place where Genghis Khan was born and grew up.
The flow Onon—Shilka—Amur produces one of the world's ten longest rivers (818km + 560km + 2,874km).
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