Gaochang ruins
Gaochang ruins is a shingle beach in Turpan, Dzungarian, Xinjiang. Gaochang ruins is situated nearby to the archaeological site Khan Fort ruins, as well as near Northern exploration area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Shingle beach
- Also known as: “Chotsho”, “Gaochang Gucheng”, “Kocho”, “Site of Qocho City”, “Xoqo”, “亦都护城”, “高昌”, and “高昌古城”
- Address: Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gaochang Gucheng (ruins of the Hun City, BC200) and Astana-Karakhoja Tombs;Astana Graveyard.
Gaochang Gucheng (ruins of the Hun City, BC200)
Photo: Huowax, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gaochang Gucheng (ruins of the Hun City, BC200) is situated 680 metres southwest of Gaochang ruins.
Astana-Karakhoja Tombs;Astana Graveyard
Photo: Otebig, Public domain.
The Astana Cemetery is an ancient cemetery 37 kilometers southeast of Turpan, in Xinjiang, China, 6 kilometres from the ancient city of Gaochang. It served mainly as the cemetery for the descendants of Chinese settlers in Gaochang from the 4th century to the first half of the 8th century. Astana-Karakhoja Tombs;Astana Graveyard is situated 3 km north of Gaochang ruins.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 三堡乡.
三堡乡
Town
Sanbu Township is a township in Gaochang District, Turpan, Xinjiang, China. The ancient Gaochang city ruins is located here.
Gaochang ruins
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, archaeological site, historic site, and landform
- Location: Turpan, Dzungarian, Xinjiang, Northwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
42.85528° or 42° 51′ 19″ northLongitude
89.52778° or 89° 31′ 40″ eastOpen location code
8MJFVG4H+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 187178575OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
natural=shingleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Gaochang ruins” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “gāochāng gùchéng”
- Chinese: “高昌故城”
- French: “Geochan (ruines de la ville de hun BC200)”
- Hungarian: “Gaocsang (hun város romjai BC200)”
- Italian: “Geochan (rovine della città di Hun BC200)”
- Polish: “Geochan (ruiny miasta hun BC200)”
- Russian: “Гаочан (смешивать городские руины BC200)”
- Spanish: “Geochan (ruinas de la ciudad hun BC200)”
- Ukrainian: “Гаочан (руїни міста Хун BC200)”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Khan Fort ruins and Northern exploration area.
Nearby Places
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