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Sian (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 34 15 30 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 34.2583 decimal degrees |
| Long: 108 55 43 E degrees minutes |
Long: 108.9286 decimal degrees |
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Note: The empire capital under many dynasties, famed for the tomb of Shihuangdi, buried with terracotta soldiers. The city is located on a main trade route, and the head of the Silk Road. It was visited by Marco Polo. Considered the original center of Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, and Nestorian Christianity in China. It was the scene of the Communist kidnapping of Chang Kai-shek in 1936. |
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| Xi'an (preferred,C,V,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones),U)
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| Xian (C,V)
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| Changan (C,V)
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| Siking (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Sian (C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Sian (Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Hsian (C,V)
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| Hsi-an (C,O,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Hsien (C,O)
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| Singan (C,O,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Signan (C,O)
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| 西安 (C,V,Chinese,U)
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| Ch'ang-an (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Ch'ang-an-hsien (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Hsi-an-shih (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Hsi-ching (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Hsi-ching-shih (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Hsi Gnan Fu (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Hsingan (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Sianfu (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Si-Gan-Fu (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Xi'an Shi (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Hsien-yang (H,O)
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............ | 247-210 BC |
| Ken-zan-fu (H,O)
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............ | as known to Marco Polo, 13th cen. |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Sian (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled since 11th cen. BC |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| religious center (C) |
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| historic site (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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excavations of tomb of Shihuangdi began in 1974 |
| capital (H) |
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of 1st world empire, 200s BC |
| regional capital (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| located on .... |
Silk Road .......... (road) |
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(World) [7031416] |
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