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Xixia Imperial Tombs

a Pleiades place resource

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The Western Xia mausoleums are located in northwestern China in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. This UNESCO World Heritage Site includes nine imperial mausoleums and 250 tombs of imperial relatives and officials of China's Western Xia dynasty.

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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/915149950

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
38.422054117, 105.971948742

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Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Xixia Imperial Tombs (AD 1000 - AD 1299) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Geographic Names:
- Western Xia Imperial Tombs (English, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- 西夏王陵 (Western Xia Imperial Tombs: Chinese, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

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Place type:
catacomb, cemetery, necropolis, archaeological site

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Wikidata Western Xia Imperial Tombs (Q1069411)

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Xixia Imperial Tombs: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/915149950> [accessed: 10 December 2025]

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