Minqin Xian (China)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
מינקין שיאן (סין)
Name (Latin)
Minqin Xian (China)
Other forms of name
nne Min-chʻin hsien (China)
Coordinates
E1031208 E1031208 N0384358 N0384358 (geonames )
Associated country
China
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 140002274
Wikidata: Q374171
Library of congress: nr 97021828
OCoLC: oca04367715
Sources of Information
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(adm3; 38°43ʹ58ʺN 103°12ʹ08ʺE)
  • Min-chʻin hsien chih, 1994:t.p. (Min-chʻin hsien) pref. (in Kansu Province; situated to the west of Ho-hsi tsou lang)
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Wikipedia description:

Minqin County (Chinese: 民勤县; pinyin: Mínqín Xiàn) is a county of Gansu province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of Wuwei City. Its postal code is 733300, and its population in 1999 was 281,826 people. In older literature, today's Minqin is referred to as Zhenfan (Chinese: 镇番; Wade–Giles: Chen-fan). According to Pyotr Kozlov, the Mongol name for the city was Sogo Khoto. Geographically, Minqin county occupies one of Gansu's panhandles, bordering in the north, east, and southeast on the Alashan League of Inner Mongolia.

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