Qiemo Town

The oasis town of Qiemo or Cherchen is the capital of , , , . It is on the and at the foot of the Qilian Mountains, on the Southern Silk Route.
  • Town with about 18,900 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,250 metres (4,110 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code IQM
  • Description: county-level town in Xinjiang, China
  • Also known as
    “Ch’e-erh-ch’eng”
    “Ch’ieh-mo”
    “Ch’ieh-mo-ch’eng”
    “Ch’ieh-mo-hsien”
    “Ch’ien-mo”
    “Charchan”
    “Charchan Bazar”
    “Cherchen”
    “Cherchen Bazar”
    “Qarqan”
    “Qarqan Town”
    “Qiemo”
    “Qiemo Xian”
    “Tchertchen”
    “Tergen”
    “Tjertjen”
    “Tschertschen”
    “且末镇 چەرچەن”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cherchen.
Qiemo County as the official romanized name, also…
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Latitude
38.13537° or 38° 8′ 7″ north
Longitude
85.52963° or 85° 31′ 47″ east
Open location code
8MC74GPH+4V
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Wu Chinese—“Qiemo Town” goes by many names.
Qiemo TownAsturian
ЧерченBulgarian
且末Chinese
且末县Chinese
且末镇Chinese
且末镇Gan Chinese
CsercsenHungarian
ČerčenasLithuanian
ЧерченMongolian
شهر کیموPersian
ЦемоRussian
ЧерченRussian
QarqanUighur
QərqənUighur
ЧәрчәнUighur
چەرچەنUighur
چەرچەن بازىرىUighur
ЦємоUkrainian
ЧерченUkrainian
且末镇Wu Chinese

Localities in the Area

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Xinjiang: Highlights

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