Kumtura Thousand Buddha Caves
The Kumtura Thousand Buddha Caves is a Buddhist cave temple site in the Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, China. The site is located some 25 km west of Kucha, Kuqa County, on the ancient Silk Road.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: cave in People’s Republic of China
- Also known as: “Kumtula Thousand Buddha Caves”, “Kumtura Caves”, “Kumutula”, “Kumutula Thousand Buddhas Caves”, “Tausend-Buddha-Höhlen”, “库木吐喇石窟”, and “庫木吐拉石窟”
Kumtura Thousand Buddha Caves
- Categories: grotto, archaeological site, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, Northwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
41.71152° or 41° 42′ 42″ northLongitude
82.67785° or 82° 40′ 40″ eastOpen location code
8MH4PM6H+J4OpenStreetMap ID
way 403285857OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q750102
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Wu Chinese—“Kumtura Thousand Buddha Caves” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ကုမုတုရာဂူများ”
- Chinese: “库木吐喇千佛洞”
- Chinese: “庫木吐喇千佛洞”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهوف كومتورا”
- French: “grottes de Kumtura”
- French: “Grottes de Kumtura”
- German: “Kumtura-Grotten”
- German: “Kumtura-Höhlen”
- German: “Kumtura”
- German: “Kumutula Qianfo dong”
- German: “Kumutula Qianfodong”
- German: “Kumutula shiku”
- German: “Qumtura”
- German: “Tausend-Buddha-Höhlen von Kumtura”
- German: “Tausend-Buddha-Höhlen von Kumutula”
- Hebrew: “מערות קומטורה”
- Japanese: “クムトラ石窟”
- Lithuanian: “Kumturos urvai”
- Russian: “Пещеры Кумтура”
- Tatar: “Комтура мәгарәләре”
- Thai: “หมู่ถ้ำกุมตุรา”
- Turkish: “Kumtura Mağaraları”
- Wu Chinese: “库木吐喇千佛洞”
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