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Emin Minaret 苏公塔Sūgōng Tǎ
National heritage site · Turpan, Xinjiang
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Turpan
- Region
- Xinjiang
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Emin Minaret
The Emin Minaret is a tapering tower of sun-dried brick built around 1777 in honour of Emin Khoja, a Turpan ruler who sided with the Qing; it is also called the Sugong Tower in Chinese. Its walls are laid in more than ten geometric brick patterns, and it stands beside a large mud-brick mosque with domed halls and the Emin family cemetery. The complex sits among vineyards on the south-eastern edge of Turpan.
How to get to Emin Minaret
About 2 km south-east of central Turpan, a short taxi ride.
Nearby
- Turpan & Jiaohe Ruins 吐鲁番交河故城 10 km
A 2,000-year-old city carved out of a river island, in China's hottest basin
Also within 20 km: Turpan Museum 吐鲁番博物馆 (under 10 km), Grape Valley 葡萄沟 (under 10 km), Karez Folk Custom Park 坎儿井民俗园 (under 10 km), Turpan Karez Paradise 坎儿井乐园 (under 10 km), Huoshanhong Winery 火山红酒庄 (under 10 km).
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