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City in Qinghai Province, China
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Golmud (格尔木; Ge'ermu) is a city in Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China.
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昆仑山联合国教科文组织世界地质公园
The park occupies an area of about 7033 square kilometres in the eastern part of the Kunlun mountain range.
Clean. Rooms from ¥300 (to few thousands). One of a very few hotels where you can stay in Golmud.
By train
Golmund station (Qinghai Huochezhan) is on Jiangyuan Road and has direct connections with the following major cities:
By bus
The following cities are connected to Golmud by direct bus links:
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