NW China
Gansu
Jiayuguan

Jiayuguan

Jiayu Pass or Jiayuguan is the first frontier fortress at the west end of the , near the city of Jiayuguan in province. Along with and Shanhai Pass, it is one of the main passes of the Great Wall.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: mountain pass in China
  • Also known as: “Great Wall at the Jiayu Pass”, “Jiayu Pass”, and “嘉峪关关城”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yuquan.

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is a town in , province, China. As of 2020, it administers the following three villages:…

Jiayuguan

Latitude
39.80219° or 39° 48′ 8″ north
Longitude
98.21738° or 98° 13′ 3″ east
Open location code
8MFWR628+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 98947100
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1193122
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Jiayuguan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جيايوقوان”
  • Arabic: “معبر جيايوقوان”
  • Asturian: “Pasu Jiayu”
  • Basque: “Jiayu pasabidea”
  • Basque: “Jiayuguan pasabidea”
  • Catalan: “Jiayu Guan”
  • Catalan: “Jiayuguan”
  • Catalan: “Pas de Jiayu”
  • Catalan: “Pas Jiayu”
  • Chinese: “嘉峪关”
  • Chinese: “嘉峪關”
  • Chinese: “天下第一雄关”
  • Chinese: “長城嘉峪關”
  • Czech: “průsmyk Ťia-jü”
  • Czech: “Průsmyk Ťia-jü”
  • Czech: “Ťia-jü”
  • Dutch: “Fort bij Jiayuguan”
  • Dutch: “Jiayuguan”
  • French: “Fort de Jiayuguan”
  • French: “Jiayuguan”
  • German: “Jiayu-Pass”
  • German: “Jiayuguan-Pass”
  • German: “Jiayuguan”
  • Hebrew: “ג’יאיוגוואן”
  • Hebrew: “מעבר ג’יאיו”
  • Italian: “Passo Jiayu”
  • Japanese: “嘉峪関”
  • Korean: “가욕관”
  • Korean: “자위관”
  • Manchu: “ᠰᠠᡳᠨ ᡥᠣᠯᠣ ᡶᡠᡵᡩᠠᠨ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jiayuguan”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jiayuguanpasset”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jiayupasset”
  • Norwegian: “Jiayuguan”
  • Persian: “گذرگاه جیایو”
  • Polish: “Jiayuguan”
  • Russian: “Застава Цзяюй”
  • Slovenian: “Prelaz Džjaju”
  • Spanish: “Paso de Jiayuguan”
  • Spanish: “Paso Jiayu”
  • Swedish: “Jiayuguan”
  • Swedish: “Jiayupasset”
  • Tamil: “ஜியாயு கணவாய்”
  • Thai: “ด่านเจียยฺวี่”
  • Turkish: “Jiayu Geçidi”
  • Ukrainian: “Цзяюйгуань”
  • Vietnamese: “Gia Dục quan”
  • Wu Chinese: “嘉峪关”
  • Yue Chinese: “嘉峪關”

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