Kalgan

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Kalgan

Where it comes from

From Mongolian ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠯᠭᠠᠨ (qagalɣan, “gate”), from Mongolian ᠴᠢᠭᠣᠯᠠᠯᠲᠣ

ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠯᠭ᠎ᠠ (čiɣolalto kagalɣ-a, “meeting or assembly gate”), from its important position on Mongolia's trade routes with northern China.

proper noun

dated Synonym of Zhangjiakou. Of the Mongall Tartars. The Mongalls are a numerous people, and occupy a large extent of country, from this place to the Kallgan, which ſignifies the everlaſting Wall, or the great wall of China. From this wall they ſtretch themſelves northward as far as the river Amoor; and from the Amoor, weſtward
Similar: Zhangjiakou

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@misc{kalgan_2026,
  title = {Kalgan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kalgan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}