Delingha
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Delhi is the capital of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
in Qinghai
, China
. It is located approximately 200 km southeast of the Da Qaidam Administrative Region
. It is a mainly industrial county-level city
. The Ba'yin River divides the city into two counties: Hedong (河东, lit. "River East") and Hexi (河西, lit. "River West"). Because the Prefecture seat is located in Hedong, it is slightly more flourishing than Hexi, which is chiefly agricultural.
BWk), that borders on a semi-arid climate BSk.
, and houses DF-4s with four associated launch sites. Delingha is one of five locations where anywhere between 10 and 20 DF-4s were deployed in 1998.
The facility is the headquarters for one of the launch brigades.
Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture in northern Qinghai province of Western China. It has an area of and its capital is Delingha...
in Qinghai
Qinghai
Qinghai ; Oirat Mongolian: ; ; Salar:) is a province of the People's Republic of China, named after Qinghai Lake...
, China
China
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. It is located approximately 200 km southeast of the Da Qaidam Administrative Region
Da Qaidam
Da Qaidam is an Administrative Committee of Qinghai Province, China. It is under the administration of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture ....
. It is a mainly industrial county-level city
County-level city
A county-level city is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. County-level cities are usually governed by prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by province-level divisions....
. The Ba'yin River divides the city into two counties: Hedong (河东, lit. "River East") and Hexi (河西, lit. "River West"). Because the Prefecture seat is located in Hedong, it is slightly more flourishing than Hexi, which is chiefly agricultural.
Climate
Delingha has a cold arid climate (KöppenKöppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by Crimea German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen himself, notably in 1918 and 1936...
BWk), that borders on a semi-arid climate BSk.
Missile headquarters
Delingha is the missile headquarters for QinghaiQinghai
Qinghai ; Oirat Mongolian: ; ; Salar:) is a province of the People's Republic of China, named after Qinghai Lake...
, and houses DF-4s with four associated launch sites. Delingha is one of five locations where anywhere between 10 and 20 DF-4s were deployed in 1998.
The facility is the headquarters for one of the launch brigades.