DUNHUANG
an oasis town situated in the northwest of the Chinese province of Gansu, famous for the nearby Mogao Caves.
DUNHUANG, an oasis town situated in the northwest of the Chinese province of Gansu, famous for the nearby Mogao Caves (Mogaoku) or Caves of One Thousand Buddhas (Qianfodong).
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"DUNHUANG," Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, 2015, available at http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/dunhuang-parent (accessed on 05 May 2015).