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<< Text Pages >> Gaochang - Ancient Village or Settlement in China

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Multi-periodSite Name: Gaochang
Country: China
NOTE: This site is 1.149 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Turpan  Nearest Village: Gaochang
Latitude: 42.854744N  Longitude: 89.533319E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Ancient village or Settlement in China

Ancient silk road city, of which a Tell still exists. Gaochang was built in the 1st century BCE. It was burnt down in wars in the 14th century CE. Old palace ruins can still be seen today. Tombs date up to 600 CE. there is a Necropolis of rock cut tombs and barrow 6 Km north of the tell.
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