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Zhangye (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 38 56 03 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 38.9342 decimal degrees |
| Long: 100 27 06 E degrees minutes |
Long: 100.4517 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ming frontier defense area. Originally a fortified city and a stop along the Silk Road, though the walls were demolished in the 20th century. The largest reclining Buddha exists at Zhangye. |
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| Zhangye (preferred,C,V,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones),U)
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| Chang-yeh (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Chang-i (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Kan-chou (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Chang-yeh-hsien (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Chang-yeh-shih (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Changyen (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Kanchow (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Zhangye Shi (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| 张掖 (C,V,Chinese,U)
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| 张掖市 (C,V,Chinese,U)
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| Ganzhou (H,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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Gansu (province) (P) |
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Zhangye (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| town (C) |
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| episcopal see (H) |
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600-1500 |
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Silk Road .......... (road) |
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(World) [7031416] |
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