Beshbalik

Beshbalik is an ancient Turkic archaeological site, now located in , , , China. The ancient city was initially called Beiting or Ting Prefecture, and was the headquarters of the Beiting Protectorate during the 8th century.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archaeological site in Xinjiang, China
  • Also known as: “Bechbaliq”, “Beiting”, “Beshbalyk”, and “五城”

Beshbalik

Latitude
44.09647° or 44° 5′ 47″ north
Longitude
89.20648° or 89° 12′ 23″ east
Open location code
8MPF36W4+HH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 653168767
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q814907
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Uzbek—“Beshbalik” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Бішбалык”
  • Catalan: “Bashbaligh”
  • Catalan: “Beshbalik”
  • Catalan: “Bishbalik”
  • Chinese: “亦力把力”
  • Chinese: “别失八里”
  • Chinese: “别石把”
  • Chinese: “庭州”
  • French: “Bechbalik”
  • French: “Beiting”
  • French: “Ruines de Beiting”
  • German: “Beiting gucheng yizhi”
  • German: “Beiting”
  • German: “Beshbalik”
  • German: “Beshbaliq”
  • Hebrew: “בשבאליק”
  • Japanese: “ビシュバリク”
  • Kazakh: “Бесбалық”
  • Kirghiz: “Беш-Балык, шаар”
  • Kirghiz: “Бешбалык (шаар)”
  • Kirghiz: “Бешбалык, шаар”
  • Russian: “Бишбалык”
  • Turkish: “Beşbalık”
  • Uzbek: “Beshbalig‘”
  • Uzbek: “Beshbaligʻ”
  • Uzbek: “Beshbaliq”

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