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Gaochang (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 42 51 10 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.8520 decimal degrees |
Long: 089 31 45 E degrees minutes |
Long: 89.5290 decimal degrees |
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Note: Historic kingdom, with the ruins of its ancient city located in Xinjiang on the northern rim of the Taklamakan Desert. |
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Gaochang (preferred,C,V,LC)
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Gaochang guo (C,V)
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Khara-Khoja (C,V)
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Gao-chang (C,V)
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Halahezhuo (C,V)
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Qara-Hoja (C,V)
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Kara-Khoja (C,V)
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Qarahoja (C,V)
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Qocho (C,V)
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Chotscho (C,V)
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Qočo (C,V)
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Khocho (C,V)
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Huozhou (C,V)
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高昌 (C,V)
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哈拉和卓 (C,V)
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霍州 (C,V)
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قاراھوجا (C,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Gaochang (deserted settlement) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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ruins (C) |
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archaeological site (C) |
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historic site (C) |
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episcopal see (H) |
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Related geographic places: |
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located on .... |
Silk Road .......... (road) |
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(World) [7031416] |
near/adjacent to .... |
Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves .......... (ancient site) |
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(World, Asia, Zhongguo, Xinjiang) [8060332] |
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