交河 يارغول قەدىمكى شەهىرى | |
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  Shown within Xinjiang  Jiaohe ruins (Bayingolin) | |
| Location | Turpan, China |
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| Region | Xinjiang |
| Coordinates | 42°57′02″N 89°03′50″E / 42.95056°N 89.06389°E |
| Type | Settlement |
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| Condition | In ruins |
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| Chinese | 交河故城 | ||||||||
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| Uyghur name | |||||||||
| Uyghur | يارغول قەدىمقى شەهىرى | ||||||||
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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.