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The location of the geographical centre of Asia (Russian: Центр Азии; Tuvan: Азияның Төвү; Chinese: 亚洲
Also on the projection used (radial projection on the plane vs. projection on a geoid), there is no objectively correct way of finding "the centre of Asia". Thus, several places claim to host this hypothetical centre.
The first official declaration of the Centre of Asia was made in the 1890s by the British traveller,[clarification needed] and calculated to be near the Manor house of Estate of Safyanov in Saldam (modern Tuva, Russia) at 52°29′00″N 96°05′09″E / 52.48333°N 96.08583°E. There is a monument commemorating that fact in the estate garden.[1][2][3]
Current measurements
editChina
editThe Geographical Centre of the Asian Continent (Chinese: 亚洲
The measurement on which it is based dates to 1992. It was based on calculating the geographical centre of 49 Asian countries, including island states such as Cyprus and Japan (and, reflecting the People's Republic of China's political perspective, counting Palestine and Sikkim as separate countries), placing the geographical centre of all these countries at 43°40′52″N 87°19′52″E / 43.68111°N 87.33111°E.
Before the completion of the monument, the site was marked by a wooden pole stating "Geographic Centre of Asia" (亚洲
The site has a tower labelled "Centre of Asia" which represents 48 countries of Asia.[4] The monument was completed in the late 1990s.[5]
Russia
editObelisk "Center of Asia" (Russian: Центр Азии; Tuvan: Азияның Төвү) is the name of a monument indicating the supposed geographical centre of the Asian continent. It is located in Kyzyl, Tyva Republic, Russian Federation.
It is located in the Tos-Bulak area south of the city, located about 700 km (430 mi) to the north-to-northeast of the Ürümqi monument at 51°43′29″N 94°26′37″E / 51.72472°N 94.44361°E. The monument was completed in 1968.
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- ^ "Urumqi,the Beautiful City in the Heart of Asian Continent(3)". Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2012-10-14.