Khara-Khoto ‘Black City’ – Besieged By Genghis Khan But Flourished Under Mongol Rule

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - Khara-Khoto ("black city" or "black water city") was inhabited by Tangut people and located about 200 miles north of the legendary Silk Highway and 625 miles west of the Inner Mongolian capital of Hohhot.

Today, some ancient ruins of the lost city are called the "forbidden city" or the "dead city." Historically, they lived in what is now the Gansu and Shaanxi provinces of northwestern China and in some parts of western Inner Mongolia near the Ejin, also called the "Black" River.

Once, Khara-Khoto was a renowned city and home to skilled artisans, brave warriors, merchants, and sages.

According to local rumors, the old city is buried under sand and inhabited only by demons and ghosts. However, it was only sometimes such a gloomy and lonely place.

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