Wei River

The Wei River is a major river in west-central China's and provinces. It is the largest tributary of the Yellow River and very important in the early development of Chinese civilization.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in west-central China’s Gansu and Shaanxi provinces
  • Also known as: Vey-ho” and “Veyshuy

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fenglingdu.

Railway station
railway station is a railway station in , , , , China. It is an intermediate stop on the Datong–Puzhou railway. is situated 3½ km northeast of Wei River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Qindong and Fenglingdu.

Town
is a town.

Town
is a town in , , , China. As of 2020, it administers Fenghuang Residential Community and the following 34 villages: is located on the Yellow River, and across the river is . is situated 3½ km northeast of Wei River.

Wei River

Latitude
34.61167° or 34° 36′ 42″ north
Longitude
110.27528° or 110° 16′ 31″ east
Elevation
326 metres (1,070 feet)
Open location code
8P6GJ76G+M4
Geo­Names ID
1791669
Wiki­data ID
Q847641
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Wei River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر وي
  • Asturian: Ríu Wei
  • Basque: Wei Ho
  • Basque: Wei ibaia
  • Belarusian: Вэйхэ
  • Belarusian: Рака Вэйхэ
  • Bulgarian: Уей
  • Bulgarian: Уейхъ
  • Catalan: riu Wei
  • Catalan: Riu Wei
  • Catalan: Riu Weishui
  • Catalan: Wei He
  • Cebuano: Wei He
  • Chinese: 渭水
  • Chinese: 渭河
  • Chuvash: Вэйхэ
  • Czech: Wej-che
  • Danish: Wei He
  • Dutch: Wei He
  • Dutch: Wei Ho
  • Dutch: Wéi Ho
  • Dutch: Wei-rivier
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر وى
  • Esperanto: Vei
  • Finnish: Wei
  • Finnish: Weijoki
  • French: Rivière Wei
  • French: Wei He
  • French: Wei
  • German: Wei He
  • German: Wèi Hé
  • German: Wei Shui
  • German: Wei-Fluss
  • Greek: ποταμός Ουέι
  • Hindi: वेई नदी
  • Indonesian: Sungai Wei
  • Irish: Abhainn Wei
  • Italian: Fiume Wei
  • Japanese: 渭水
  • Japanese: 渭河
  • Korean: 웨이수이 강
  • Korean: 웨이수이
  • Korean: 웨이허 강
  • Korean: 웨이허
  • Korean: 위수
  • Korean: 위하
  • Literary Chinese: 渭水
  • Lithuanian: Veihė
  • Macedonian: Веи
  • Macedonian: Веј
  • Macedonian: Вејхе
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Wei He
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Wei-dalen
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Wei
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Weidalen
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Weielva
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Wei He
  • Norwegian: Wei He
  • Persian: وی (رودخانه)
  • Persian: وی
  • Polish: Wei He
  • Polish: Wej-ho
  • Portuguese: Rio Wei
  • Romanian: Wei
  • Russian: Вэйхэ
  • Spanish: Rio Wei
  • Spanish: Río Wei
  • Swedish: Weifloden
  • Turkish: Wei Nehri
  • Vietnamese: Sông Vị
  • Vietnamese: Vị Hà
  • Welsh: Afon Wei
  • Western Panjabi: ویئی دریا
  • Wu Chinese: 渭河
  • Yue Chinese: 渭河

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