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.Photo: LoudNotes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Toothswung, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: natural arch in Xinjiang, China
- Also known as: “Atushi tianmen” and “Shipton’s Arch”
Shipton’s arch
- Categories: natural arch and tourism
- Location: Kezilesu, Xinjiang, Northwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.66022° or 39° 39′ 37″ northLongitude
75.52421° or 75° 31′ 27″ eastElevation
2,788 metres (9,147 feet)Open location code
8JFQMG6F+3MOpenStreetMap ID
node 4547084706OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Uighur—“Shipton’s arch” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Tiānmén”
- Chinese: “天门”
- Chinese: “阿图什天门”
- Finnish: “Shiptonin holvikaari”
- German: “Shipton’s Arch”
- Russian: “Арка Шиптона”
- Uighur: “تۆشۈك تاغ”
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