Dunhuang

county-level city in Jiuquan, Gansu, China
AdministrativeArea county_level_city Q319114
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Summary

Dunhuang is a county-level city[1]. Dunhuang ranks in the top 2% of county level city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,392 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Jiuquan[3]
  • Country: People's Republic of China[4]
  • Capital: Shazhou Town[5]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Qili[6], Shazhou Town[7], Suzhou Town[8], Mogao[9], Zhuanqukou Town[10], Yangguan Town[11], Yueyaquan[12], Guojiabu Town[13], Huangqu Town[14], 青海石油管理局生活基地[15]
  • Twinned administrative body: Kamakura[16]
  • Postal code: 736200[17]
  • Commons category: Dunhuang[18]
  • Licence plate code: 甘F[19]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+08:00[20]
  • Local dialing code: 937[21]
  • Official website: http://www.dunhuang.gov.cn/[22]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Dunhuang[23]
  • Population: 185,231[24]
  • Described by source: Svensk uppslagsbok[25]
  • Capital of: Western Liang[26]
  • Official name: 敦煌市[27]
  • Native label: 敦煌[28]
  • Elevation above sea level: 1142 m[29]
  • Area: 26718.15 km²[30]
  • Studied by: Dunhuangology[31]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Dunhuang include Dunhuang manuscripts[32], a collection[33]; Dunhuang Mogao International Airport[34], an airport[35], in People's Republic of China[36]; and Dunhuang railway[37], a railway line[38], in People's Republic of China[39].

Why It Matters

Dunhuang has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Dunhuang is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Entities named for Dunhuang include Dunhuang manuscripts[32], a collection[33]; Dunhuang Mogao International Airport[34], an airport[35], in People's Republic of China[36]; and Dunhuang railway[37], a railway line[38], in People's Republic of China[39].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Tabulation on 2020 China Population Census by County. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → UTC+08:00
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  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 18w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Studied by → Dunhuangology
    Svkkl authority id → 0426736-Dunhuang-cina
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