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.

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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
UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationDate 2014
historicalRole key node on the ancient Silk Road
knownFor defensive natural cliffs
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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