Hetao

Hetao is a C-shaped region in northwestern consisting of a collection of flood plains stretching from the banks of the northern half of the Ordos Loop, a large northerly rectangular bend of the Yellow River, that forms the river's entire middle section.
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  • Type: Plain
  • Description: flood plains in Ningxia and Inner Mongolia, China
  • Also known as: Hetao Pingyuan

Hetao

Latitude
41° north
Longitude
109° east
Elevation
1,029 metres (3,376 feet)
Open location code
8PHF2222+22
Geo­Names ID
2036905
Wiki­data ID
Q1071754
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Hetao” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: هيتاو
  • Cebuano: Hetao Pingyuan
  • Chinese: 河套
  • Chinese: 河套地区
  • Chinese: 河套平原
  • Chinese: 河套灌區
  • Chinese: 河曲之地
  • Chinese: 黃河河套
  • Chinese: 黄河河套
  • French: Hetao
  • German: Hetao-Ebene
  • Hebrew: רמת חטאו
  • Italian: pianura di Hetao
  • Italian: Pianura di Hetao
  • Japanese: 河套
  • Korean: 허타오
  • Literary Chinese: 河套
  • Polish: Hetao
  • Russian: Хэтао
  • Swedish: Hetao Pingyuan
  • Swedish: Hetao
  • Yue Chinese: 黃河河套

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