Southern Silk Road Part 04: GPS Coordinates for Filling Stations

Southern Silk Road Part 03: Three Sta...

Southern Silk Road Part 04: GPS Coordinates for Filling Stations

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Rouqiang is the last town in Xinjiang before heading into the Qinghai Province. Still feeling utterly terrible, I decide to drive the three or so hours from Qiemo and have the afternoon off. There’s nothing much going on in Rouqiang. It’s a fairly empty place and you can saunter across the roads with no sign of traffic. The river is bone dry and full of rubbish. I film a guy fly tipping which he didn’t like much.

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The river bed at Ruoqiang

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For most trucks, this is the last decent stopping point before Qinghai

None of my GPS maps showed any sign of a petrol station from Hotan to Ruoqiang. Something that stressed me out big time. I did however, record all of the coordinates myself so please find them listed below. There are a couple of big stretches where there’s no petrol anywhere so sometimes you have to fill up even if you did so an hour back. I’ll be doing the same for Qinghai. I hope it’s useful to someone who’s heading that way and having similar anxiety attacks.

GPS Coordinates South Silk Road & Qinghai

Hotan to Ruoqiang

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PDF Download here: GPS Coordinates for Filling Stations on the South Silk Road

1: Qira 36°59′59.23″N 80°48′05.51″E

36.999786 80.80153

2: Xianbai Bazha 36°53′11″N 81°30′34″E

36.886389 81.509721

3: Street 36°49′37.48″N 81°54′32.89″E

36.827078 81.909135

4: 37°03′54.36″N 82°41′27.78″E

37.065099 82.691049

5: 37°45′21″N 84°09′44.84″E

37.75611 84.162456

6: 38°14′24.46″N 85°19′18.24″E

38.240128 85.321734

7: Qiemo 38°08′36.86″N 85°31′29.68″E

38.143572 85.524911

8: 38°42′12.27″N 87°09′07.24″E

38.703408 87.152012

9: 38°41′39.98″N 87°23′32.45″E

38.694439 87.392348

10: 38°58′06.86″N 88°01′36.38″E

38.968571 88.026772

11: Ruoqiang 39°00′37.8″N 88°10′01.87″E

39.0105 88.167186

There are a number of gas stations just east of Ruoqiang

39°00′50.67″N 88°14′43.67″E

39.014074 88.245465

39°00′29.23″N 88°18′22.64″E

39.008119 88.306289

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