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Mogao Caves (ancient site) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 02 01 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.0335 decimal degrees |
| Long: 094 55 09 E degrees minutes |
Long: 94.9192 decimal degrees |
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Note: System of over 735 caves, with manmade alterations and excavation; 492 caves are decorated; located outside of Dunhuang city. Carved and painted beginning in 4th century CE. |
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| Qianfodong (preferred,C,V,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones),U)
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| Mogao Caves (C,V,display,English-P,U,N)
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| Mogao Grottoes (C,V,English,U,N)
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| Mogao (C,V)
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| Mokao Grottoes (C,V,English,U)
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| Mogao Ku (C,V)
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| Mògāo kū (C,V,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin),U)
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| Caves of the Thousand Buddhas (C,V,English,U)
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| Thousand Buddhas, Caves of the (C,V,English,U)
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| Thousand Buddah Grottoes (C,V,English,U,N)
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| Shibendin (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Ch'ien-fu-tung-miao (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Ch'ien-fu-tung (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Ch'ien-fo-tung (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Chenfudun (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| 莫高窟 (C,V,Chinese-P,U)
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| Mogao ku (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Qianfudong (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| 千佛洞 (C,V,Chinese,U)
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Gansu (province) (P) |
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| ancient site (preferred, C) |
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| rock-cut architecture (C) |
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| World Heritage Site (C) |
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| historic site (C) |
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| caves (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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Silk Road .......... (road) |
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(World) [7031416] |
| near/adjacent to .... |
Dunhuang .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Asia, China, Gansu province) [7001969] |
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