Kuche

Kucha was an ancient Tocharian Buddhist kingdom located on the branch of the Silk Road that ran along the northern edge of what is now the Taklamakan Desert in the and south of the .
  • Locality with about 103,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,050 metres (3,440 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code KCA
  • Description: former country in present-day China
  • Also known as
    “Chiu-tzu”
    “Guizi”
    “K’u-ch’e-chen”
    “K’u-ch’e-hsien”
    “Kiu-che”
    “Kocha”
    “Kucha”
    “Kuche Xian”
    “Kuchel”
    “Kuchi”
    “Kuchu”
    “Kuei-tzu”
    “Kuga”
    “Kuqa”
    “Kvcha”
    “Qiuci”
    “Qiuzi”
    “Xincheng”
    “库车”

Places of Interest

Discover Kuche Grand Mosque.
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Latitude
41.715° or 41° 42′ 54″ north
Longitude
82.9325° or 82° 55′ 57″ east
Open location code
8MH4PW7J+XX
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Kuche” goes by many names.
قوشارArabic
KüçəAzerbaijani
Kieu-tseuCatalan
KodjhaCatalan
KuqaCatalan
KutxaCatalan
QiuziCatalan
库车县Chinese
新城Chinese
龜茲Chinese
龟兹Chinese
龟兹国Chinese
KuchaDutch
KuqaDutch
KuchaGalician
Khiû-tshṳ̀Hakka Chinese
קוצ’הHebrew
कूचा राज्यHindi
कूचारHindi
कूचीनHindi
कूचेHindi
KuchaIndonesian
KucāItalian
KuçarItalian
KuchaItalian
KucharItalian
KucheItalian
KucheanoItalian
Regno di KuchaItalian
亀茲Japanese
亀茲国Japanese
구자Korean
구자국Korean
쿠차Korean
쿠차 현Korean
쿠차국Korean
쿠처Korean
龜茲Literary Chinese
KuchaMadurese
Ku-chuMin Nan Chinese
Kui-chuMin Nan Chinese
کوچاPersian
КучаRussian
КучарRussian
КучэRussian
KučaSlovenian
کوچاSouth Azerbaijani
KucheSwedish
KuçarTurkish
YëngisheherUighur
КучаUighur
كۇچاUighur
يېڭىشەھەرUighur
КучаUkrainian
Куча (держава)Ukrainian
KuchaVenetian
Khâu TừVietnamese
Quy TừVietnamese
کوچا راجWestern Panjabi
龜茲Yue Chinese

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