China The Geographical Centre of the Asian Continent () is the name of a monument indicating the supposed
geographical centre of the
Asian continent. It is located about south-west of
Ürümqi,
Xinjiang,
People's Republic of China. The measurement on which it is based dates to 1992. It was based on calculating the geographical centre of 49
Asian countries, including island states such as
Cyprus and
Japan (and, reflecting the People's Republic of China's political perspective, counting
Palestine and
Sikkim as separate countries), placing the geographical centre of all these countries at . Before the completion of the monument, the site was marked by a wooden pole stating "Geographic Centre of Asia" (亚洲地理中心). The village Baojia Caozi () that happened to be located at the site where the monument was to be built was relocated, and the new village is now known as the "Heart of Asia" (亚心). The site has a tower labelled "Centre of Asia" which represents 48 countries of
Asia. The monument was completed in the late 1990s.
Russia Obelisk "Center of Asia" (; ) is the name of a monument indicating the supposed geographical centre of the
Asian continent. It is located in
Kyzyl,
Tyva Republic,
Russian Federation. It is located in the
Tos-Bulak area south of the city, located about to the north-to-northeast of the Ürümqi monument at . The monument was completed in 1968. ==References==