A view of a section of the ancient city of Jiaohe, located about 10km west of Turpan city in China.
The Ancient City of Jiaohe, situated to the west of Turpan on a willow leaf shaped plateau in the Yarnaz valley is a set of ruins from an ancient city on the Silk Road. Jiaohe was the capital of the former Gushi Kingdom, which was first built in 60BC to the west of Turpan City. It is the largest and best preserved ancient city built from compressed earth anywhere in the world.
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Location: Peoples Republic of China, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, 10 km west of Turpan.
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