Kizilgaha grottoes

The Kizilgaha Grottoes ( Chinese  克孜尔 尕 哈 石窟 , Pinyin Kèzī'ěrgǎhā shíkū ) are a Buddhist cave temple site in Kuqa County in the Uyghur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang . The caves, which date back to the 5th century, are located in the northwest of Kuqa.

The Kizilgaha Grottoes have been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China since 2001 (5-472).

The Kizilgaha alarm tower is in their neighborhood. ^▼

Web links

• Revealing the Beauty of the Kizil Caves - English
• Kezi'ergaha shiku - Chinese

Coordinates: 41 ° 48 ′ 6.8 ″  N , 82 ° 54 ′ 17.7 ″  E