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78: 62: 406: 85: 364:(206 BC - 23 AD). It is situated about 115 km north of the modern town of Minfeng. Numerous Buddhist scriptures, sculptures, mummies and other precious archeological finds have been made in the region. The remains of more than seventy buildings have been discovered scattered over an area of some 45 km. It was located on the southern branch of the 990:统计用区划代码 城乡分类代码 名称 653227100001 121 博斯坦路居民委员会 653227100002 121 买迪尼也提路居民委员会 653227100003 121 索达路居民委员会 653227100004 121 兰帕路居民委员会 653227100005 121 安康社区居民委员会 653227100006 121 幸福社区居民委员会 653227100007 121 团结社区居民委员会 653227100008 121 和谐社区居民委员会 653227100009 122 光明社区居民委员会 653227100010 121 友谊社区居民委员会 653227100200 122 兰帕村委会 653227100201 122 甫甫克村委会 924:统计用区划代码 城乡分类代码 名称 653227100001 121 博斯坦路居民委员会 653227100002 121 买迪尼也提路居民委员会 653227100003 121 索达路居民委员会 653227100004 121 兰帕路居民委员会 653227100005 121 安康社区居民委员会 653227100006 121 幸福社区居民委员会 653227100007 121 团结社区居民委员会 653227100008 121 和谐社区居民委员会 653227100009 122 光明社区居民委员会 653227100010 121 友谊社区居民委员会 653227100200 122 兰帕村委会 653227100201 122 甫甫克村委会 1010: 975: 909: 874: 1150: 889:代码 城乡分类 名称 653227100001 121 博斯坦路居民委员会 653227100002 121 买迪尼也提路居民委员会 653227100003 121 索达路居民委员会 653227100004 121 兰帕路居民委员会 653227100200 122 兰帕村委会 653227100201 122 甫甫克村委会 955:行政区划代码及城乡划分代码 653227 民丰县 653227100 尼雅镇 653227100001 121 博斯坦路居委会 653227100002 121 买迪尼也提路居委会 653227100003 121 索达路居委会 653227100200 122 兰帕村 653227100201 122 甫甫克村 771: 379:. In 1991, a joint Sino-Japanese expedition dug up the ancient city and established that the original inhabitants of the city may have been members of 806:
China in Central Asia: The Early Stage 125 BC – AD 23: an annotated translation of chapters 61 and 96 of the History of the Former Han Dynasty
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A History of the Relationships between the Western and Eastern Han, Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Western Regions
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Chapter 96A, was said to have had "240 households, 610 individuals with 300 persons able to bear arms" during the
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In 2017, Ankang, Xingfu, Tuanjie, Hexie, Guangming and Youyi were established as residential communities.
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Ruins of Desert Cathay: Personal narrative of explorations in Central Asia and westernmost China, 2 vols
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2000年第五次人口普查,民丰县常住总人口32111人,其中:尼雅镇9684人、尼雅乡5803人、{...}2010年第六次人口普查,民丰县常住总人口33932人,其中:尼雅镇3486人,尼雅乡6373人,
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Niya is a small town of about 10,000 people with a small market, shops, many restaurants, and a hotel.
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The Tarim Mummies: Ancient China and the Mystery of the Earliest Peoples from the West
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Ancient Khotan: Detailed report of archaeological explorations in Chinese Turkestan
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carried out several expeditions in the area including exploration of the ancient
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The population of Niya Town proper declined between the 2000 and 2010 Census.
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Southern Silk Road: In the Footsteps of Sir Aurel Stein and Sven Hedin
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mean "pure" or "clean", implying a relation between the two names.
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Archaeological GIS and Oasis Geography in the Tarim Basin
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is located 115 km to the north of this modern Niya.
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The word seems to be related to the 845:"LOST CHINA CITY LINKED TO ALEXANDER" 724: 383:'s army, settling in the city during 1146:Populated places along the Silk Road 1064:. Thames & Hudson. London. 2000. 770:Christopoulos, Lucas (August 2021). 765: 763: 761: 698:Minfeng railway station serving the 463:As of 2018, the county includes ten 429:road along the southern edge of the 332:), meaning "pure water". During the 1044:The Silk Road From Xi’an to Kashgar 843:Schmetzer, Uli (21 November 1993). 795:Hill (2015) Vol. I, p. 82, n. 1.12. 436:It is situated 120 km east of 34: 13: 1071:, 2 vols. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1036: 645: 14: 1172: 1104: 758: 687: 16:For the archaeological site, see 440:, and about 330 km west of 390:In 2015, Lanpalu was added as a 287:Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 83: 76: 60: 631: 1096:No. 131 March, 2004. Dept. of 1050:. 2004. 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Niya ruins
Monument in downtown Minfeng
Niya is located in Southern Xinjiang
37°03′N 82°41′E / 37.050°N 82.683°E / 37.050; 82.683
People's Republic of China
Region
Xinjiang
Prefecture
Hotan
County
Minfeng
Time zone
UTC+8
China Standard
Postal code
Uyghur
Chinese
尼雅
pinyin
town
Minfeng County
Hotan Prefecture
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Minfeng County
Niya
Greek
Greek
Han dynasty
Chinese characters
Former Han Dynasty

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