Delhi (Haixi)
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The city of Delhi ( Chinese 德令哈 市 , Pinyin Délìnghā Shì ; Mongolian Дэлхий Delchii ; Tibetan གཏེར་ ལེན་ ཁ་ ) is an independent city in the Chinese province of Qinghai . It is located on the northeast edge of the Qaidam Basin and at the southern foot of the Zongwulong Shan 宗 务 隆 山 mountain range . Delhi, which consists of the districts Hexi ( 河西 ) and Hedong ( 河东 ) separated by the Bayin River , belongs to the Haixi Autonomous District of the Mongols and Tibetans , of which it is the administrative seat. The district government is located in Hedong, which is 2980 m above sea level. M. lies. In 1999 the city of Delhi had 56,501 inhabitants.
The entire administrative area of the independent city of Delhi extends over 27,700 km² into the surrounding area and comprises almost 100,000 inhabitants, among whom, in addition to Han Chinese, mainly Mongols, Tibetans and some Hui , Salar and Tu can be found.
The city is on the railway line to Lhasa , about 500 km west of Xining , the provincial capital of Qinghai, and 390 km from Golmud . Military installations are housed in the mountains around Delhi (presumably one of the largest missile bases in China)
Web links
- Official website of the city of Delhi
- Delhi Travel Guide Information
- China is gearing up - huge missile base discovered in Delingha
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Chinese name is derived - after 德令哈 概况http://www.qh.xinhuanet.com/dlh/g.htm - from the Mongolian name Delhi , which the locals like to combine with "Altan" and then has the meaning "golden land", "golden world".
- ↑ http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~chgis/work/downloads/faqs/1999_pop_faq.html
- ↑ http://www.qh.xinhuanet.com/dlh/g.htm德令哈 概况. According to Qinghaisheng Dituce ( Qinghai Provincial Atlas ), Xi'an Ditu Chubanshe, Xi'an 2003, p. 107 it is 32,401 km².
- ↑ China is upgrading , see also here
Coordinates: 37 ° 22 ' N , 97 ° 21' E