Kuqa

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Kuqa is an ancient oasis city in China’s Xinjiang region that historically served as a key Buddhist and Silk Road cultural center in the Tarim Basin.

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Kuqa canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
county-level city
oasis city
administrativeStatus county-level city under Aksu Prefecture
associatedWith Kucha Kingdom
linked to: Kingdom of Kucha

Tocharian culture
linked to: Tocharians
borderedBy Taklamakan Desert
climate continental desert climate
continent Asia
country China
culturalHeritage Buddhist murals
Silk Road archaeological sites
economicActivity agriculture
animal husbandry
petroleum industry
ethnicGroups Han Chinese
Uyghurs
governingBody Aksu Prefecture authorities
hasAirport Kuqa Qiuci Airport
hasTourismType Buddhist heritage tourism
Silk Road cultural tourism
historicalName Kucha
Kuci
historicalRegion Silk Road
linked to: Silk Road routes

Western Regions
historicalRole Buddhist cultural center
Silk Road trading hub
oasis kingdom capital
knownFor Buddhist cave temples
Kizil Caves nearby
Subashi Buddhist temple ruins nearby
languageHistorically Tocharian B
linked to: Tocharian languages
locatedIn Aksu Prefecture
Tarim Basin
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
linked to: Xinjiang
locatedOn northern edge of the Tarim Basin
modernLanguage Mandarin Chinese
modernLanguageMajority Uyghur
linked to: Uyghurs
partOf ancient Silk Road northern route
linked to: Silk Road routes
region Southern Xinjiang
linked to: Tarim Basin
regionType oasis
religionHistorically Buddhism
roadConnection China National Highway 217
China National Highway 314
timeZone China Standard Time
transport Southern Xinjiang Railway
traversedBy Kuqa River
utcOffset +8

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Tarim Basin contains Kuqa