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Lake Buir

Also known as Buir Lake, Buir Nuur

Lake Buir is a freshwater lake on the border between eastern Mongolia and Inner Mongolia in China, linked by the Orshuun River to Hulun Lake. The grasslands around the two lakes were home to the medieval Tatar tribes and other steppe peoples. It is the largest lake in eastern Mongolia.

Lake Buir
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Tatar confederation

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Lake Buir. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lake-buir
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