Mogao Caves is in People's Republic of China, in Guazhou. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country
People's Republic of China
City or region
Guazhou
Coordinates
40.0372 N, 94.8042 E
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
64
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Yumen Pass
People's Republic of China
87.2
Badain Jaran Desert
People's Republic of China
630.2
Hoh Xil
People's Republic of China
638.3
Bingling Temple
People's Republic of China
861.9
Western Xia Mausoleums
People's Republic of China
978.8
The closest neighbor is Yumen Pass, 87.2 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Grutas de Mogao
English
Mogao Caves
Español
Cuevas de Mogao
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 40.0372 N, 94.8042 E and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Mogao Caves: 64 sitelinks; closest neighbor Yumen Pass at 87.2 km