Tuyoq valley explained

Tuyoq or Tuyugou or Tuyuk (; Uighur; Uyghur: تۇيۇق) is an ancient oasis-village in the Taklamakan desert, 70 km east of Turpan in Shanshan County[1] in a lush valley cutting into the Flaming Mountains, with a well preserved old Uyghur style village, and few tourists. It is famous for its seedless grapes and a number of ancient Buddhist grottoes meditation caves nearby containing Buddhist murals and frescos.[2]

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42.845°N 89.6828°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码.
  2. Bonavia (2004), pp. 241-242.