Bayanhot
Bayanhot is a town in Alxa Left Banner. It is the largest town of Alxa League. Its name originates from Mongolian meaning 'rich town'. It was formerly known as Dingyuanying or Wang Ye Fu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 94,400 residents
- Description: town in Inner Mongolia, China
- Also known as: “A-la-shan-ch’i”, “A-la-shan-tso-ch’i”, “Alashanzuo Qi”, “Alxa Zuoqi”, “Bayan Hot”, “Bayanhaote Zhen”, “Bayenhot”, “Bayinhot”, “Pa-yen-hao-t’e”, “Pa-yen-hao-t’e-chen”, “Pa-yen-hao-t’e-shih”, “Pa-yin-hao-t’e”, “Ting-yüan-ying”, “Tszökhushechzhitszyuy”, “Tzu-hu”, “Tzu-hu-she-chih-chü”, “定远营”, and “阿拉善左旗”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yanfu Temple.
Yanfu Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Carsten Ullrich, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yanfu Temple, more commonly known as Prince Temple, is a Buddhist temple located in Alxa Left Banner, Alxa League, Inner Mongolia China. Yanfu Temple is considered one of the Three Great Buddhist Temples in Alxa League, alongside Fuyin Temple and Guangzong Temple.
Bayanhot
- Categories: town of China and locality
- Location: Western Inner Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
38.8376° or 38° 50′ 16″ northLongitude
105.6951° or 105° 41′ 42″ eastPopulation
94,400Elevation
1,529 metres (5,016 feet)Open location code
8PC7RMQW+32OpenStreetMap ID
node 1406853628OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
1816821Wikidata ID
Q11059017
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Wu Chinese—“Bayanhot” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Bayanhot”
- Chinese: “巴彦浩特”
- Chinese: “巴彦浩特镇”
- French: “Bayanhot”
- Gan Chinese: “巴彦浩特镇”
- Mongolian: “ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠬᠣᠲᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ”
- Russian: “Баян-Хото”
- Ukrainian: “Баян-Хото”
- Vietnamese: “Ba Ngạn Hạo Đặc”
- Welsh: “Bayanhot”
- Wu Chinese: “巴彦浩特镇”
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