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Emin MinaretTemple

Emin Minaret

Nationally protected cultural site of China

文化东路, 高昌路街道 قاراھوجا كوچا باشقارمىسى, Turpan, China

A brick minaret about forty-four metres tall on the eastern edge of Turpan, the ...

Danxia Rainbow MountainsAttraction

Danxia Rainbow Mountains

UNESCO Tentative List · 2025

丹霞景观大道, 倪家营镇, China

A geopark in the foothills of the Qilian Mountains west of Zhangye, where layers...

Urumqi South MosqueTemple

Urumqi South Mosque

解放南路 جەنۇبىي ئازادلىق يولى, 二道桥街道, Tianshan, China

The congregational mosque of the Erdaoqiao quarter, right next to the Internatio...

Mingsha Sand DunesAttraction

Mingsha Sand Dunes

月泉湾广场, 月牙泉镇, Dunhuang, China

A ridge of sand mountains south of Dunhuang, rising tens of metres above the oas...

Kunlun TowerAttraction

Kunlun Tower

Tuman Road, Kashgar City, China

An observation tower 169 metres high has risen on the eastern edge of old Kashga...

Xinjiang International Grand BazaarMarket

Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar

解放南路, 二道桥街道, Tianshan, China

A trading complex in the Erdaoqiao quarter, built in 2003 in imitation of Centra...

Crescent LakeAttraction

Crescent Lake

滑沙, 月牙泉镇, Dunhuang, China

A sickle-shaped lake in the sands a few kilometres south of Dunhuang, wedged in ...

Kashgar Old TownAttraction

Kashgar Old Town

阔纳克巴扎路, 亚瓦格街道 ياۋاغ, Kashgar, China

A quarter of mud-brick houses in the centre of Kashgar is the largest surviving ...

Monument to Francysk SkarynaAttraction

Monument to Francysk Skaryna

Historical and cultural heritage of Belarus

проспект Франциска Скорины, Полоцк, Belarus

The monument to the pioneer printer stands on the avenue named after him, in the...

St Sophia Cathedral in PolotskAttraction

St Sophia Cathedral in Polotsk

Zamkovaya Street 1, Polotsk · above the Dvina, Belarus

St Sophia in Polotsk was founded in the middle of the eleventh century under Pri...

Holy Epiphany Cathedral in PolotskTemple

Holy Epiphany Cathedral in Polotsk

Historical and cultural heritage of Belarus

Нижне-Покровская улица, Полоцк, Belarus

The cathedral of the Epiphany Monastery was built in 1761–1779 in the Late Baroq...

Holy Trinity Cathedral in VyazmaTemple

Holy Trinity Cathedral in Vyazma

Russian cultural heritage register

Нагорный переулок, Вязьма, Russia

Cathedral Hill above the Vyazma River is the ancient core of the town, where a f...