Sanbu Township, Xinjiang

Sanbu Township is a township in Gaochang District, , , China. The ancient Gaochang city ruins is located here.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 15,100 residents
  • Description: township in Gaochang District, Xinjiang, China
  • Also known as: “Astana”, “Astane Township”, “Sanbao”, “Sanbao Township”, “Sanbu”, “Sanbu Xiang”, “Sanpu”, “Sanpu Township”, and “三堡乡 ئاستانە”

Places of Interest

Highlights: 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.

Sanbu Township, Xinjiang

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—“Sanbu Township, Xinjiang” 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”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Yalquntagh and Huoyanshan Ke’er.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Buddhist ancient pagoda and 台藏塔.

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Worth a closer look: Urumqi and Kashgar.

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