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Discover Lop in China
Lop in the region of Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu is a town located in China - some 1,955 mi or ( 3146 km ) West of Beijing , the country's capital .
Local time in Lop is now 12:55 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kashgar " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Rutog, Dol, Yilkiqi, Layka, and Nawa. When in this area, you might want to check out Rutog . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Lop ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Aksipil
Over a century ago the Hungarian scholar Marc Aurel Stein set out on what was to be his first of four expeditions to Chinese Central Asia. He was in search of ancient civilisations, almost forgotten t ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Lop County
The Lop County is a county within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Hotan Prefecture. It contains an area of 14,264 km. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 240,000.
Located at 37.02 80.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Dandan Oilik
Dandan Oilik, also Dandān-Uiliq, lit. "the houses with ivory", is an abandoned historic oasis town and Buddhist site in the Taklamakan Desert of China, located to the northeast of Khotan in what is now the autonomous region of Xinjiang, between the Khotan and Keriya rivers. The central site covers an area of 4.5 km; the greater oasis extends over an area of 22 km. The site flourished from the sixth century until abandonment before the Tibetan advance at the end of the eighth century.
Located at 37.10 80.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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