Looking for the Great Uighur Empire Capital Part 5

To repeat the question from the end of Part 4:
See also Part 1 or Part 2 or Part 3.

So, according to the newspaper article and the works of James Churchward, the ancient Uighurs of 70,000 years ago had their capital at Khara Khoto, but where is this capital in relationship to the historical Great Uighur Empire/Khaganate (744-840)?
A map is shown below that represents the territory under the control of the Uighur Kagans.

Map of Great Uighur Empire/Khaganate

Map of Great Uighur Empire/Khaganate

The Uighur leaders also had an affinity for the Orkhon Valley and built their capital at Ordu Baliq or Karabalghasun, less than 18 miles away from the city that would one day become the capital of the Mongol Empire, Karakhorum.

Capital of the Great Uighur Empire - Ordu Baliq

Capital of the Great Uighur Empire – Ordu Baliq

The map below, presented previously, again provides some perspective about the distances involved.
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Views of the ancient cities with the same scale
Capital of the Great Uighur Empire - Ordu Baliq

Capital of the Great Uighur Empire - Ordu Baliq

Karakhorum Capital of the Mongol Empire

Karakhorum lies to the north of Erdeene Zuu monastery

Khara Khoto (1032-1374)

Khara Khoto (1032-1374)

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