Crescent Moon Lake

Yueyaquan is a crescent-shaped in an oasis in the Singing Sand Dunes, 6 km south of the city of in Province, .
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Dunhuang, Gansu, People’s Republic of China
  • Also known as: “Crescent Lake”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunhuang.

Photo: Seeteufel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city on the old Silk Road. It is in Province in northwest . It is best known for a large group of Buddhist cave temples nearby, with much historic artwork.

Crescent Moon Lake

Latitude
40.0873° or 40° 5′ 14″ north
Longitude
94.6694° or 94° 40′ 10″ east
Open location code
8MGP3MP9+WQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1308452182
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Wiki­data ID
Q1428520
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Satellite Map

Discover Crescent Moon Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Crescent Moon Lake” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بحيره الهلال في الصين”
  • Basque: “Yueyaquan”
  • Belarusian: “Юэяцюань”
  • Catalan: “Yueyaquan”
  • Chinese: “yuèyá quán”
  • Chinese: “月牙泉”
  • Chinese: “沙井”
  • Chinese: “渥洼池”
  • Chinese: “药泉”
  • Chuvash: “Юэяцюань”
  • Czech: “Jüe-ja-čchüan”
  • Dutch: “Yueyaquan”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيرة الهلال”
  • French: “Yueyaquan”
  • German: “Mondsichelsee”
  • German: “Yueya Quan”
  • Hebrew: “אגם יו’ה-יאצ’ו’אן”
  • Hebrew: “אגם קרסנט”
  • Hindi: “नवचन्द्र झील”
  • Italian: “Yueyaquan”
  • Japanese: “月牙泉”
  • Kazakh: “Юэяцюань”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Yueya Quan”
  • Norwegian: “Yueya Quan”
  • Panjabi: “ਕ੍ਰੇਸੈਂਟ ਝੀਲ (ਦੁਨਹੂਆਂਗ)”
  • Panjabi: “ਕ੍ਰੇਸੈਂਟ ਝੀਲ”
  • Russian: “Юэяцюань”
  • Thai: “ทะเลสาบพระจันทร์เสี้ยว”
  • Turkish: “Yueyaquan”
  • Ukrainian: “Юеяцюань”
  • Vietnamese: “Nguyệt Nha Tuyền”

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Localities in the Area

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