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Xining (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 36 35 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 36.5833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 101 55 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 101.9167 decimal degrees |
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Note: A strategic point on Chinese western frontier; important during Han, Sui & T'ang dynasties; center of warfare with T'u-yu-hun & Tibetan peoples 7th & 8th cen.; taken by Tibetans 763; was recovered by Sung 1104; has leather industry & is a market for salt. |
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| Xining (preferred,C,V)
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| Sining (C,V)
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| Hsining (C,V)
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............ | since Sung dynasty, 1104 |
| Hsi-ning (H,V)
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| Ch'ing-t'ang-ch'eng (H,V)
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............ | during 8th cen. |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Xining (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled since 200 BC |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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since 1928 |
| industrial center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| religious center (H) |
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during 7th cen. |
| military center (H) |
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during Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 |
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