Erbao Township
Erbao Township, is a township-level division located in the oasis city of Turpan, in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the China. Erbao Township formerly held the highest recorded temperature in Mainland China, at 50.5 °C on 10 July 2017 until it was beaten by Sanbao Township, Xinjiang which recorded a temperature of 52.2 °C, on 16 July 2023.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 12,400 residents
- Description: township in Xinjiang, China
- Also known as: “Erbao Township, Turpan”, “Erbao Xiang”, “Erbu”, “Erbu Xiang”, “Erpu Xiang”, and “K̂araĥoja Township, Turpan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gaochang and Astana-Karakhoja Tombs;Astana Graveyard.
Gaochang
Shingle beach
Photo: Colegota, CC BY-SA 2.5 es.
Gaochang, also called Khocho, Karakhoja, Qara-hoja, Kara-Khoja or Karahoja, was an ancient oasis city on the northern rim of the inhospitable Taklamakan Desert in present-day Sanbu Township, Xinjiang, China.
Astana-Karakhoja Tombs;Astana Graveyard
Photo: Otebig, Public domain.
The Astana Cemetery is an ancient cemetery 37 kilometers southeast of Turpan, in Xinjiang, China, 6 kilometres from the ancient city of Gaochang. It served mainly as the cemetery for the descendants of Chinese settlers in Gaochang from the 4th century to the first half of the 8th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 三堡乡.
三堡乡
Town
Sanbu Township is a township in Gaochang District, Turpan, Xinjiang, China. The ancient Gaochang city ruins is located here.
Erbao Township
- Category: township of China
- Location: Xinjiang, Northwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Wu Chinese—“Erbao Township” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Erpu Xiang”
- Chinese: “二堡”
- Chinese: “二堡乡”
- Dutch: “Karahoja Township”
- Gan Chinese: “二堡乡”
- Japanese: “カラゴジャ郷”
- Japanese: “二堡郷”
- Persian: “شهرک اربائو”
- Swedish: “Erpu Xiang”
- Wu Chinese: “二堡乡”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pazikelike Qianfo Dong and Bezeklik Caves.
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