Shipton’s arch
Shipton's Arch is a conglomerate natural arch in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It is located in Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture west-northwest of Kashgar, near the village of Artux, at an altitude of 2,973 metres.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of around 2,790 metres (9,150 feet)
- …is also known as “Atushi tianmen”
- Description: natural arch in Xinjiang, China
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Latitude
39.66022° or 39° 39′ 37″ north
Longitude
75.52421° or 75° 31′ 27″ east
Open location code
8JFQMG6F+3M
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OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Uighur—“Shipton’s arch” goes by many names.
TiānménChinese
天门Chinese
阿图什天门Chinese
Shiptonin holvikaariFinnish
Арка ШиптонаRussian
تۆشۈك تاغUighur
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