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Places near Ürümqi by type
All 200 places by distance →One day from Ürümqi
5 stops, one loop, back by 1:39 pm
56 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Ürümqi
- Tianshan District Yanghang Mosquemosque · 30 min
- Hongyanchi Reservoirreservoir · 45 min
- Xishan Laojun Templetemple · 45 min
- Urumqi Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Qingquan TempleBuddhist site · 1 hrs
- Back in Ürümqi
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Ürümqi?
Xinjiang People's Theater (heritage site, about 2 km), Memorial Hall of the General Detachment of the West Road Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army (monument, about 3 km), 新疆维吾尔自治区博物馆 (museum, about 3 km), Hongshan (Red Hill) Park (hill, about 1 km), Monument to Martyrs of Xinjiang People of All Ethnic Groups (monument, about 1 km), Urumqi Museum of Science and Technology (museum, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Ürümqi?
128 places on Spotwander: 7 hill stations & viewpoints, 28 parks, 19 other attractions, 19 mosques & dargahs, 17 forts & heritage.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Ürümqi?
红山, about 1 km by road; Yamalike (Yaomo) Shan (7 km) is next.
Which is the nearest park to Ürümqi?
Renmin (People’s) Park, about 1 km by road; 揽秀园 (1 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Ürümqi?
Start in Ürümqi, visit Tianshan District Yanghang Mosque, then Hongyanchi Reservoir, then Xishan Laojun Temple, then Urumqi Museum, then Qingquan Temple, and drive back — about 56 km by road in all.