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Opal Destination Guide

Explore Opal in China

Opal in the region of Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu is a town in China - some 2,156 mi or ( 3470 km ) West of Beijing , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Opal is now 10:21 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kashgar " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Murghob, Ishqoshim, Yilkiqi, Fergana, and Andijan. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Murghob . Where to go and what to see in Opal ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Upal

Upal is a small town in western Xinjiang, China. The names comes from the Sanskrit: upál-, which means "a noble stone", sharing an Indo-European root to the Greek opallios (ὀπάλλιος), from which the English word opal is derived. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:39|18|N|75|32|E|region:CN_type:city|| |primary |name= }}

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.30 75.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Populated places along the Silk Road, Populated places in Xinjiang