Jiaohe ruins

Jiaohe
交河
يارغول قەدىمكى شەهىرى
Buddhist stupa at Jiaohe Ruins.
Jiaohe ruins is located in Xinjiang
Jiaohe ruins
Shown within Xinjiang
Jiaohe ruins is located in Bayingolin
Jiaohe ruins
Jiaohe ruins (Bayingolin)
LocationTurpan, China
RegionXinjiang
Coordinates42°57′02″N 89°03′50″E / 42.95056°N 89.06389°E / 42.95056; 89.06389
TypeSettlement
Site notes
ConditionIn ruins
Yarghul (Jiaohe) Ruins
Chinese name
Chinese交河故城
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiāohé gùchéng
Wade–GilesChiao1-he2 ku4-ch'eng2
Uyghur name
Uyghurيارغول قەدىمقى شەهىرى
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiYarghol Qedimki Shehiri
Siril YëziqiЯрғол қәдимки шәһири
Uyghur IPA[jarɣoɫ qɛdimki ʃɛhiri]
Model of the plateau on which Jiaohe is located
Jiaohe Ruins
Jiaohe Ruins
Landscape at the foot of the plateau on which Jiaohe is located

Jiaohe or Yarkhoto is a ruined city in the Yarnaz Valley, 10 km west of the city of Turpan in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.[1] It was the capital of the Tocharian kingdom of Jushi. It is a natural fortress located atop a steep cliff on a leaf-shaped plateau between two deep river valleys, and was an important stop along the Silk Road.

  1. ^ Bonavia, Judy (2004). The Silk Road: Xi'an to Kashgar. Odyssey Guides. Revised by Christoph Baumer (Reprint ed.). Hong Kong: Air Photo International. p. 236. ISBN 962-217-741-7.