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Kizilgaha Thousand Buddha

Kizilgaha Thousand Buddha

Kuqa County, a historical ancient Buddhist Kingdom, is a small oasis state situated on the northern route of the Silk Road, which runs along the northern edge of the Taklamakan Desert in the Tarim Basin and south of the Muzat River. Ancient Kucha was a crossroads of the great cultures of India, Persia, Thrace, Greece and China. The extensive ruins of this ancient capital of the Kingdom of Guici lies 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of Kucha. Kuqa is now under the Aksu Prefecture’s administration of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It is 739kilometers far from Urumqi and connects by highway, train, flights, and the biggest county of Aksu Prefecture with an area of over 15,000 km². The Kuqa County contains soil-rich geothermal resources. It is an important base especially for the Tarim Oil and Gas Development projects. The natural gas reserves comprise two trillion cubic meters which accounts for more than 90% of all proven reserves in the Tarim Basin. There are also oil ...Read More »

 

Kuqa Top Attractions

The Kizil Thousand Buddha Grottoes
The Kizil Thousand Buddha Grottoes
Kizilgaha Thousand Buddha Cave
Kizilgaha Thousand Buddha Cave
Grand Kuqa Mosque
Grand Kuqa Mosque
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Kuqa Quick Facts
  • Chinese Name: 库车
  • Chinese Pinyin: ku ju
  • Location: Northwest of China
  • Latitude: 41°43'5.44" N
  • Longitude : 82°59'13.17" E
  • Elevation: 1182.3 M (142.7 FT)
  • Time Zone : (UTC+8)
  • Area Code: 0997
  • Population: 1633million
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