North China
Shanxi
Xinzhou

Yanmen Pass

Yanmen Pass, also known by its Chinese name Yanmenguan and as Xixingguan, is a mountain pass which includes three fortified gatehouses along the .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: mountain pass in China which includes three fortified gatehouses along the Great Wall
  • Also known as: “Xixingguan”, “Yanmenguan”, “Yanmenguan Xiang”, “Yen-men Kuan”, and “雁门关乡”

Yanmen Pass

Latitude
39.18868° or 39° 11′ 19″ north
Longitude
112.86009° or 112° 51′ 36″ east
Elevation
1,610 metres (5,282 feet)
Open location code
8PFJ5VQ6+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2470294429
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
1787129
Wiki­data ID
Q1275915
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Yanmen Pass” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Yanmenguan”
  • Chinese: “雁門關”
  • Chinese: “雁门关”
  • Dutch: “Yanmenguan”
  • Dutch: “Yanmenpas”
  • French: “Yanmenguan”
  • German: “Yanmenguan”
  • Indonesian: “Lintasan Yanmen”
  • Japanese: “西陘関”
  • Japanese: “雁門関”
  • Literary Chinese: “雁門關”
  • Russian: “Яньмэнь”
  • Swedish: “Yanmenguan”
  • Swedish: “Yanmenpasset”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhạn Môn quan”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhạn Môn Quan”
  • Wu Chinese: “雁门关”
  • Yue Chinese: “雁門關”
  • “Yanmenguan”

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