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Gangou Destination Guide

Discover Gangou in China

Gangou in the region of Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu is a town located in China - some 1,520 mi or ( 2446 km ) West of Beijing , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Gangou

Local time in Gangou is now 01:20 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Urumqi " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yongfengqu, Yanqi, Wujiaqu, Ürümqi, and Urho. When in this area, you might want to check out Yongfengqu . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Gangou ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory

Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences was known as Urumqi Astronomical Observatory, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences before it was renamed in January 2011.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 43.47 87.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Astronomical observatories in China

Geographical Center of Asian Continent

The Geographical Center of Asian Continent is a monument indicating the supposed geographical center of the Asian continent. It is located in Baojia Caozi village of Urumqi city, Xinjiang province, China. This data is provided by the cartographers, remote sensing researchers and many academics from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and several European universities. Due to the location of "Center of Asia" in Urumqi City, the city is called as "The Capital City of The Asian Center".

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Located at 43.68 87.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Geographical centres, Geography of Asia, Monuments and memorials in China