Geographical Center of Asian Continent

The Geographical Center of Asian Continent is a monument indicating the supposed geographical center of the Asian continent. It is located in Baojia Caozi village of Ürümqi city, Xinjiang province, China. This data is provided by the cartographers, remote sensing researchers and many academics from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and several European universities.Шаблон:Citation needed Due to the location of "Center of Asia" in Urumqi City, the city is called as "The Capital City of The Asian Center".Шаблон:Citation needed

The scenic spot is the tower labelled "Center of Asia" which represents 48 countries of Asia.

Other claims

Ürümqi is not the only city that claims to be located in the center of the Asian continent. Kyzyl, the capital of the Tuva Republic in Russia, makes a similar claim. It, too, has a "Center of Asia" monument of its own.

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