Linxia City, once known as Hezhou, is a county-level city in Gansu province, China, and the capital of the multi-ethnic Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture. It lies in the valley of the Daxia River, a right tributary of the Yellow River, about 150 kilometres by road southwest of the provincial capital Lanzhou. For centuries it has been one of the main religious, cultural and commercial centres of the Muslim community of China and is nicknamed the little Mecca of China. It remains the main centre of the Qadiriyyah and Khufiyya Sufi orders.
Facts
Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Linxia City (Wikipedia)
Lead, population
is estimated at 250,000
Part Of: China, Lead
in the province of Gansu, China
View the Source2. Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at Linxia
Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m)API response, elevation bandQuote, API response, elevation band
"elevation": 1854.0
3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Grid cell 35.75 103.25 DwbQuote, Grid cell 35.75 103.25 Dwb
35.75 103.25 Dwb
4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseComment above Zone Asia/ShanghaiQuote, Comment above Zone Asia/Shanghai
Beijing time, used throughout China; represented by Shanghai.
China (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOn Continent: Asia, LeadQuote, On Continent: Asia, Lead
is a country in East Asia
United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
United Nations Statistics DivisionIn Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Geographic regions, Eastern AsiaQuote, In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Geographic regions, Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia 030 China 156 CHN
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