China
NW China
Xinjiang

三堡乡

Sanbu Township is a township in Gaochang District, , , China. The ancient Gaochang city ruins is located here.
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  • Type: Town with 15,100 residents
  • Description: township in Gaochang District, Xinjiang, China
  • Also known as: “Astana”, “Astane Township”, “Sanbao”, “Sanbao Township”, “Sanbu”, “Sanbu Township, Xinjiang”, “Sanbu Xiang”, “Sanpu”, and “Sanpu Township”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Astana-Karakhoja Tombs;Astana Graveyard and Gaochang Gucheng (ruins of the Hun City, BC200).

Photo: Otebig, Public domain.
The Astana Cemetery is an ancient cemetery 37 kilometers southeast of , in , , 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.

Photo: Huowax, CC BY-SA 3.0.

三堡乡

Latitude
42.8662° or 42° 51′ 58″ north
Longitude
89.5158° or 89° 30′ 57″ east
Population
15,100
Elevation
-41 metres (-135 feet)
Open location code
8MJFVG88+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3590285438
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
9497291
Wiki­data ID
Q10865664
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Wu Chinese—“三堡乡” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Sanpu Xiang”
  • Chinese: “三堡”
  • Chinese: “三堡乡”
  • Dutch: “Astana Township”
  • Gan Chinese: “三堡乡”
  • Hungarian: “Szanbao”
  • Japanese: “アスタナ郷”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sanbao”
  • Swedish: “Sanpu Xiang”
  • Uighur: “ئاستانە يېزىسى”
  • Wu Chinese: “三堡乡”

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