Amoy Harbor

The Port of Xiamen or Port of Amoy or Amoy Port is an important deep water port located on , the adjacent mainland coast, and along the estuary of the Jiulong River in southern , .
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  • Type: Harbor
  • Description: Port in People’s Republic of China
  • Also known as: “Amoy Chiang”, “Hsia-men Chiang”, “Hsia-men Chiang-k’ou”, “Hsia-men Kang”, “Hsia-men Kong”, “Hsia-men Wan”, “Port of Xiamen”, and “Xiamen Gang”

Places of Interest

Highlights include South Putuo Temple and Overseas Chinese Museum.

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South Putuo or Nanputuo is a famous Buddhist temple founded in the Tang dynasty in the Chinese city of . It is so named because it is south of the Buddhist holy site in Zhejiang Province. is situated 3 km northeast of Amoy Harbor.

Museum
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is situated 3 km north of Amoy Harbor.

Fort
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is situated 3 km northeast of Amoy Harbor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gulangyu and Gulangyu.

Photo: Jerry Luo, CC BY 2.0.
is an island in , a few minutes by ferry from downtown. It has a population around 17,000 and an area of about 2 km². It was a foreign enclave from the 1840s until the 1930s, and is now a residential suburb, a major tourist area, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Amoy Harbor.

Suburb
Subdistrict is a township-level division of the Siming District of Xiamen, Fujian Province, China. is situated 4 km north of Amoy Harbor.

Amoy Harbor

Latitude
24.41861° or 24° 25′ 7″ north
Longitude
118.07694° or 118° 4′ 37″ east
Open location code
7PPWC39G+CQ
Geo­Names ID
1790640
Wiki­data ID
Q3398592
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Satellite Map

Discover Amoy Harbor from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Amoy Harbor” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Ē-mn̂g-káng”
  • Chinese: “厦门港”
  • Chinese: “廈門港”
  • French: “port de Xiamen”
  • French: “Port de Xiamen”
  • German: “Hafen von Xiamen”
  • Hebrew: “נמל שיאמן”
  • Japanese: “廈門港”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Ē-mn̂g-káng”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “厦门港”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “廈門港”
  • Ukrainian: “Порт Сяме́нь”

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