Jiayuguan, China
嘉峪關市
Jiayuguan is a town of 231,853 people in Gansu, China, founded in 1965.
Why visit Jiayuguan
Townapedia lists 51 museums and landmarks, 14 parks and trails, 4 places to eat, 12 places to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Jiayuguan, Great Wall of China and Great Wall of China.
Weather in Jiayuguan
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About Jiayuguan
Jiayuguan City (simplified Chinese: 嘉峪关市; traditional Chinese: 嘉峪關市; pinyin: ) is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Gansu province, with a population of 312,663 as of the 2020 census. Compared with the 231,853 people in the sixth national census in 2010, there was an increase of 80,810 people, with an average annual increase of 3.04%. Its built-up (or metro) area was home to 768,274 inhabitants made of Jiayuguan City and Suzhou urban district of Jiuquan City now being conurbated.
From the Wikipedia article Jiayuguan City (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Jiayuguan on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do4
Museums and landmarks51
39 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds14
2 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes4
Where to stay12
Jiayuguan Silk Road Xiong Guan International Youth Hostel
Motel and hotel · 3.3 km
1116-16 Jingtie west road
Churches and places of worship3
Shopping3
Schools, colleges and libraries18
Healthcare7
Map of Jiayuguan
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Getting there and nearby towns
Jiayuguan Jiuquan Airport (JGN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 7 km away.
- Jiuquan 21 km east, about 21 min by car
- Laojunmiao 47 km west, about 47 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- JiayuguanFort, User:Doron, CC BY-SA 3.0
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