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Attraction Typ: Ancient City |
| Location: about 30 km from city |
| Recommend: 5 Star |
Ancient City of Melikawat
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Melikawat is a large site that was of significance in the ancient Kingdom of Khotan, with large government buildings and monasteries. |
| (Chinese: 玛利克瓦特古城;pinyin: mǎlìkèwǎtè gǔchéng): Melikawat is a large site that was of significance in the ancient Kingdom of Khotan, with large government buildings and monasteries. The site is buried under several meters of silt, built up over centuries from the Yorungkash / White Jade River. All that remains of this city once are significant Buddhist center with crumbling walls, and shards of glass and pottery. What we can see today is only the tops of the largest buildings. |