Jiaohe ruins
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The Jiaohe ruins are the well-preserved remains of an ancient earthen city and former Silk Road stronghold located on a plateau near Turpan in China’s Xinjiang region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jiaohe ruins canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city ruins
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| abandonedInCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| area | about 0.37 square kilometers ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gaochang region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | arid desert climate ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| distanceFromTurpan | about 10 kilometers west ⓘ |
| elevation | about 30 meters above surrounding ground ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod | Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| governingDynasty |
Gaochang Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Buddhist temples
ⓘ
city gates ⓘ fortifications ⓘ government offices ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ streets ⓘ stupas ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
NERFINISHED
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 2014 ⓘ |
| historicalRole | key node on the ancient Silk Road ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defensive natural cliffs
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grid-like street layout ⓘ well-preserved earthen architecture ⓘ |
| length | about 1.7 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Turpan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turpan Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ Xinjiang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | China Standard Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Turpan city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Yar City River valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
plateau ⓘ |
| material |
adobe
ⓘ
rammed earth ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | zh ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Silk Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | one of the best-preserved earthen cities in the world ⓘ |
| shape | long narrow island-like plateau ⓘ |
| touristRegion | Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative center
ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| width | up to about 300 meters ⓘ |
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