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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. |
Names: |
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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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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, China, Xinjiang) [8060332] |
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