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Laochenglu (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 42 56 52 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.9477 decimal degrees |
| Long: 089 10 44 E degrees minutes |
Long: 89.1789 decimal degrees |
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Note: The center of the Manichaean Uyghur Kingdom and a trade center on the Silk Road. The area was known as the Gushi kingdom under the Han dynasty, then as the state of Gaochang under the Tang dynasty (618-907). Nearby sites include the Jiaohe site and the Bezeklik caves. |
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| Laochenglu (preferred,C,V,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones),U)
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| Turpan (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| T'u-lu-fan (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Turfan (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| T'urfang (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Tourfan (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Tufan (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| T'u-lu-fan-hsien (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| T'u-lu-fan-chen (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Lukchun (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| 老城路 (C,V,Chinese,U)
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| 吐鲁番县 (C,V,Chinese,U)
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| تۇرپان (C,V,Uyghur,U)
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| تۇرپان (Uyghur (Arabic transcription),U)
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| Турпан (C,V,Uyghur,U)
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| Турпан (Uyghur (Cyrillic transcription),U)
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| Tulupan Xian (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Kao-ch'ang (H,V)
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| capital of .... |
Turpan Oasis .......... (oasis) |
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(World, Asia, China, Xinjiang) [7030273] |
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Silk Road .......... (road) |
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(World) [7031416] |
| near/adjacent to .... |
Jiaohe .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Asia, China, Xinjiang) [7594059] |
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