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Jiuquan
Prefecture-level city in Gansu, People's Republic of China

Jiuquan

Jiuquan, formerly known as Suzhou, is a prefecture-level city in the northwesternmost part of Gansu Province in the People's Republic of China.

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It is more than 600 km (370 mi) wide from east to west, occupying 191,342 km2 (73,878 sq mi), although its built-up area is mostly located in its Suzhou District.

Get in

Getting to Jiuquan

The nearest airport is Jiayuguan International Airport in Jiayuguan. There are two railway stations in Jiuquan:

  1. 01
    Jiuquan Railway Station
  2. 02
    Jiuquan South Railway Station
  3. 03
    Jiuquan Bus Station
  4. 04
    Outer Circle)
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

    Closed to foreigners.

  2. 02
    Drum and Bell Tower
  3. 03
    Jiuquan Museum
Eat

Where to eat

Guazhou melons (瓜州蜜瓜). A type of sweet melon grown mainly in Jiuquan's Guazhou County.

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