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Jiayuguan (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 39 47 35 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 39.7932 decimal degrees |
| Long: 098 17 52 E degrees minutes |
Long: 98.2977 decimal degrees |
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Note: City located along the ancient Silk Road, and known for its nearby Jiayu Pass, a frontier post from the Han dynasty. A fortress was built there in the 13th century, and from the 14th century on was known as the westermost limit of the Chinese empire. |
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| Jiayuguan (preferred,C,V,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones),U)
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| Ch’ia-hsu-kuan (C,V)
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| Chia-yü-kuan (C,V)
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| Chiayukwan (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Jiayuguan Shi (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Kia-yu-kuan (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Kiayukwan (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Tseyasyuyguan’ (C,V)
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| Yumen (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| 嘉峪关 (C,V,Chinese,U)
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| 嘉峪关市 (C,V,Chinese,U)
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| Ch'ia-hsu-kuan (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Chia-yü-kuan (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Tseyasyuyguan' (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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Silk Road .......... (road) |
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(World) [7031416] |
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Jiayu Pass .......... (pass) |
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(World, Asia, China, Gansu province) [8060346] |
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