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Alakaga Destination Guide

Explore Alakaga in China

Alakaga in the region of Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu is a town in China - some 1,753 mi or ( 2822 km ) West of Beijing , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Alakaga is now 01:18 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Urumqi " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yengimahalla, Yanqi, Qiman, Dushanzi, and Payxambabazar. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yengimahalla . Where to go and what to see in Alakaga ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Toksu County

Xinhe (Toksu) County or Toqsu County is a county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, and is under the administration of the Aksu Prefecture. It contains an area of 5,821 km. According the 2002 census, it has a population of 140,000.

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Located at 41.55 82.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: County-level divisions of Xinjiang

Kucha

Kucha or Kuche Uyghur (كۇچار), Chinese Simplified: 龟兹; Traditional: 龜茲; pinyin Qiūcí; also romanized as Qiuzi, Qiuci, Chiu-tzu, Kiu-che, Kuei-tzu from the traditional Chinese forms 屈支 屈茨; 龜玆; 龟兹, 丘玆, also Po; Sanskrit: Kucina, Standard Tibetan: Kutsahiyui was an ancient Buddhist kingdom located on the branch of the Silk Road that ran along the northern edge of the Taklamakan Desert in the Tarim Basin and south of the Muzat River.. Its population was given as 74,632 in 1990.

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Located at 41.65 82.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Ancient peoples of China, Central Asian Buddhist kingdoms, Central Asian Buddhist sites, Former countries in Chinese history, Oases of China, Populated places along the Silk Road, Populated places in Xinjiang

Protectorate General to Pacify the West

The Protectorate General to Pacify the West, Grand Protectorate General to Pacify the West, or Anxi Protectorate (640–790) was a Chinese outpost established by Tang Dynasty in 640 to control the regions of Tian Shan, the Pamir Mountains and the Tarim Basin. The head office was first established at the Chinese prefecture Xizhou, but was later shifted to Kucha and situated there for most of the period. The Four Garrisons of Anxi were later installed to consort the military government.

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Located at 41.65 82.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 808 disestablishments, Administrative divisions of ancient China, Chinese Central Asia, History of Xinjiang, Military history of China, States and territories established in 640

Kumtura Thousand Buddha Caves

The Kumtura Thousand Buddha Caves (also Qumtura) is a Buddhist cave temple site in the Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, China. The site is located some 25 km west of Kucha, Kuqa County, on the ancient Silk Road. 112 cave temples survive, dating from the fifth to the eleventh centuries.

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Located at 41.70 82.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Articles needing Uyghur script or text, Caves of Xinjiang, Central Asian Buddhist sites, Chinese Buddhist grottoes, Rock cut architecture, Silk Road

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Alakaga