Star Services: Turpan

Turpan China

Turpan (also known as Turfan or Tulufan) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Xinjiang, in the People’s Republic of China. It covers an area of 70,049 square kilometres (27,046 sq mi) and had a population of 632,000 in 2015. The original name of the city is unknown. The form “Turfan” (although older than “Turpan”) was not used until the middle of the 2nd millennium CE and only became widespread after the Mongol period. Historically, many settlements in the Tarim Basin have had several different names, and some of these names have referred to more than one place; Turpan/Turfan/Tulufan is one such example. Others include Jushi/Gushi, Gaochang/Qocho/Karakhoja and Jiaohe/Yarkhoto. Turpan has long been the centre of a fertile oasis, irrigated by the karez canal system, and an important trading hub. It lay on the historic Silk Road, alongside other regional kingdoms such as Korla and Yanqi.

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Turpan (TLQ)

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Bezeklik Caves

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China con Essential Xinjiang

6 Destinations 14 Nights

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Beijing · Xi'an · Kashgar · Urumqi · Turpan · Urumqi · Shanghai

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Beijing

MTPE-30038 RUTA DE LA SEDA - (MIN 2 PAX)

6 Destinations 2 Transports 12 Nights

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Beijing · Xi'an · Dunhuang · Turpan · Urumqi · Shanghai

Cina: dalla Via della Seta a Shanghai

6 Destinations 14 Nights

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Beijing · Beijing · Beijing · Xi'an · Xi'an · Kashgar · Kashgar · Kashgar · Urumqi · Urumqi · Turpan · Urumqi · Shanghai · Shanghai · Shanghai · Shanghai

China con Essential Xinjiang

6 Destinations 14 Nights

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Beijing · Xi'an · Kashgar · Urumqi · Turpan · Urumqi · Shanghai

Pickup point:

Beijing

Turpan, China

Turpan China

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China con Essential Xinjiang

MTPE-30038 RUTA DE LA SEDA - (MIN 2 PAX)

Cina: dalla Via della Seta a Shanghai

China con Essential Xinjiang