Tekesi, the largest bagua-shaped city, China

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 03 August 2016 at 05:26:52 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 07 March 2019 at 12:26:17 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 19 March 2019 at 12:26:17 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 31 March 2019 at 12:26:18 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Urban planning, land, mountain range, valley, Tian Shan, China
Fig. 1 - S2 (03.08.2016) - 12,11,8 colour composite - Tekesi lies in the Tekes river valley of the Tian Shan range.
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It is situated along an ancient silk road in the Chinese Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, close to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
Fig. 2 - S1 (07, 19 & 31.03.2019) - vv,vh,vv colour composite - Tekesi is located halfway between Issyk Kul Lake & Turpan depression.
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Fig. 3 - S2 - 4,3,2 natural colour - Tekesi is known for its bagua shape, a taoist symbol related to the ying and yang concepts.
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Fig. 4 - S1 - vv,vh,ndi(vh,vv) colour composite - The city was planned as 3 concentric octagons surrounding a large central place.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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