Ganzhou District

Ganzhou District
Traditional Chinese 甘州區
Simplified Chinese 甘州区
Literal meaning Ganzhou District
Zhangye
Traditional Chinese 張掖
Simplified Chinese 张掖
Former names
Ganzhou
Chinese 甘州
Literal meaning Sweet [Spring(s)] Prefecture

Ganzhou District, formerly the separate city of Ganzhou or Kanchow, is a district in and the seat of the prefecture-level city of Zhangye in Gansu Province in the People's Republic of China. Ganzhou was formerly an important outpost in western China and, along with Suzhou (now the central district of Jiuquan), it is the namesake of the province. As a settlement, it is now known as Zhangye after the prefecture it heads.

History

Main article: Zhangye § History

See also

References

Coordinates: 39°00′52″N 100°39′57″E / 39.01444°N 100.66583°E / 39.01444; 100.66583

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