Semen

Semen is a town in Xinjiang, Northwest China and has an elevation of 1,307 metres. Semen is situated nearby to the village 城西村, as well as near Dong’eriq.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Id Kah Mosque.

Id Kah Mosque

Mosque

Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Id Kah Mosque is a mosque in Kashgar, in the Xinjiang autonomous region of China. With the capacity of 20,000 worshipers inside the mosque and its sahn, it is the largest mosque in China. Id Kah Mosque is situated 4 km east of Semen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kashgar.

Kashgar

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Kashgar is in the extreme west of China and the southwest extreme of Xinjiang. The city has been an important trading centre since the days of the Silk Road, and still is today; it is said to have the largest bazaar in Asia.

Semen

Type: Town with 18,900 residents
Also known as: “Seman”, “Seman Township”, “Seman Xiang”, “Semen Township”, “Tashimilike”, “Tashimilike Xiang”, and “色满乡 سەمەن”
Categories: township of China and locality
Location: Xinjiang, Northwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

39.4798° or 39° 28′ 47″ north

Longitude

75.941° or 75° 56′ 28″ east

Population

18,900

Elevation

1,307 metres (4,288 feet)

Open location code

8JFQFWHR+W9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4564299155

OpenStreetMap feature

place=town

GeoNames ID

9532640

Wikidata ID

Q14125653

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Satellite Map

Discover Semen from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Wu Chinese—“Semen” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Seman Xiang”
Chinese: “sèmǎn xiāng”
Chinese: “塔什米里克”
Chinese: “塔什米里克乡”
Chinese: “色满”
Chinese: “色满乡”
Gan Chinese: “色满乡”
Swedish: “Seman Xiang”
Uighur: “Semen Yëzisi”
Uighur: “Semen”
Uighur: “سەمەن يېزىسى”
Uighur: “سەمەن”
Wu Chinese: “色满乡”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as 城西村 and Dong’eriq.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 西公园 and Kashgar West Bus Terminal (Tashkurgan control and departure).

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