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Shanmen Destination Guide
Discover Shanmen in China
Shanmen in the region of Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu is a town located in China - some 630 mi or ( 1014 km ) West of Beijing , the country's capital .
Local time in Shanmen is now 11:32 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Chongqing " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yinchuan, Yanglang, Yangfangbu, Xupingcun, and Xining. When in this area, you might want to check out Yinchuan . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Shanmen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
1920 Haiyuan earthquake
1920 Haiyuan earthquake, was an earthquake that occurred on December 16, 1920. The epicenter was {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36.50|N|105.70|E||||| | |name= }}, in Haiyuan County, Ningxia Province, Republic of China. It was also called the 1920 Gansu earthquake because Ningxia was a part of Gansu Province when the earthquake occurred.
Located at 36.50 105.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Haiyuan County
Haiyuan County is a county under the administration of Zhongwei city in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It originally belonged to Gansu province. The county has a total area of 6897 square kilometers, and a population of approximately 360,000 people. It was the site of the 1920 Haiyuan earthquake, which killed at least 200,000 people.
Located at 36.60 105.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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