Gaochang area oases
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Gaochang area oases are a cluster of historically significant desert oases in the Turpan region of Xinjiang, China, that supported ancient Silk Road settlements and agriculture.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural landscape
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ oasis cluster ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| environment | desert oasis ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
farmland patches
ⓘ
karez irrigation system ⓘ orchards ⓘ underground water channels ⓘ vineyards and gardens ⓘ |
| hasMajorSettlement |
Gaochang (ancient city)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turpan (city) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageContext | Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Gaochang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Silk Road heritage
ⓘ
ancient irrigation systems ⓘ grape cultivation ⓘ historical significance ⓘ vineyards ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Central Asian historical sources
ⓘ
Chinese historical sources ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Turpan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xinjiang NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern China ⓘ |
| partOf |
Silk Road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turpan Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentStatus |
inhabited agricultural oases
ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ |
| regionType | inland oasis system ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
caravan stopover
ⓘ
trade hub between China and Central Asia ⓘ |
| supportedActivity |
Silk Road trade
ⓘ
long-distance caravans ⓘ oasis agriculture ⓘ |
| supportedCulture |
Chinese
ⓘ
Sogdian NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkic NERFINISHED ⓘ Uyghur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedPopulation | multicultural communities ⓘ |
| supportedReligion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ Manichaeism NERFINISHED ⓘ Nestorian Christianity ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
ancient Silk Road era
ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
caravan provisioning
ⓘ
irrigated agriculture ⓘ settlement support ⓘ |
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