Gaochang

Gaochang or Karahoja, is the only district and the seat of the oasis city of , in the , . Its population was 254,900 at the end of 2003.
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  • Type: District with 317,000 residents
  • Description: district of Turpan, China
  • Also known as: “Gaochang District”, “Gaochang Qu”, “Gaochang, Turpan”, and “Qarahoja District”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Turpan Museum and emin minaret.

Museum
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is a museum in , , . It has items from the Tang dynasty excavated from the Astana Graves which are located outside the town. Items include ancient silks, clothes and preserved corpses.

Monument
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The or Emin Tower stands by the Uyghur located in Turfan, , . At 44 meters it is the tallest minaret in China. The minaret is considered the most famous Islamic monument in the county.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Putao.

Town
is a town of Gaochang District, , , . As of 2020, it has three residential communities and five villages under its administration.

Gaochang

Latitude
42.94097° or 42° 56′ 28″ north
Longitude
89.183° or 89° 10′ 59″ east
Population
317,000
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
8MJFW5RM+95
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5004636993
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­district
Geo­Names ID
13158434
Wiki­data ID
Q192564
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Yue Chinese—“Gaochang” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Gaochang barrutia”
  • Cebuano: “Laochenglu”
  • Chinese: “Ko-chhiong-khu”
  • Chinese: “吐魯番縣”
  • Chinese: “高昌”
  • Chinese: “高昌区”
  • Chinese: “高昌區”
  • French: “district de Gaochang”
  • French: “District de Gaochang”
  • French: “Gaochang”
  • Gan Chinese: “高昌区”
  • German: “Gaochang”
  • Hindi: “तुरपान”
  • Hindi: “तुरफ़ान”
  • Hindi: “तूरफ़ान”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Gaochang”
  • Japanese: “トゥルファン”
  • Japanese: “トゥルファン盆地”
  • Japanese: “トルファン”
  • Japanese: “吐魯番”
  • Japanese: “吐魯番県”
  • Japanese: “土爾番”
  • Japanese: “高昌区”
  • Kazakh: “Twrfan memleketi”
  • Kazakh: “Турфан мемлекеті”
  • Kazakh: “تۋرفان مەملەكەتى”
  • Korean: “가오창구”
  • Korean: “고창 구”
  • Korean: “투루판”
  • Korean: “투르판 시”
  • Korean: “투르판”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Ko-chhiong-khu”
  • Mongolian: “Турфан хот”
  • Persian: “ترفان”
  • Persian: “تورفان”
  • Romanian: “Gaochang”
  • Russian: “Булайык”
  • Russian: “Гаочан”
  • Russian: “Турфанский оазис”
  • South Azerbaijani: “تورفان”
  • Swedish: “Gaochang”
  • Uighur: “Turpan shehiri”
  • Uighur: “ئىدىقۇت رايونى”
  • Uighur: “تۇرپان شەھىرى”
  • Uighur: “تۇرپان”
  • Uighur: “قاراھوجا رايونى”
  • Ukrainian: “Гаочан”
  • Ukrainian: “Турфан”
  • Ukrainian: “Турфанська оаза”
  • Urdu: “تورپان”
  • Urdu: “گاوچانگ ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Cao Xương, Turfan”
  • Vietnamese: “Cao Xương”
  • Vietnamese: “Thành phố Turfan”
  • Vietnamese: “Thổ Lỗ Phồn”
  • Welsh: “Ardal Gaochang”
  • Wu Chinese: “高昌区”
  • Yue Chinese: “高昌區”

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