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[[File:Азий Диптиң Төвү-2014.jpg|thumb|Obelisk of the Geographical Center of Asia, [[Kyzyl]], [[Tuva]], Russia]]
The location of the '''geographical centre of Asia''' (((lang-ru|Центр Азии)); ((lang-tyv|Азияның Төвү)); ((zh|亚洲地理中心))) depends on the [[boundary between Europe and Asia|definition of the borders of Asia]], mainly whether remote islands are included to define the extreme points of Asia, and on the method of calculating the final result.

Also on the projection used (radial projection on the plane vs. projection on a geoid), there is no objectively correct way of finding "the centre of Asia". Thus, several places claim to host this hypothetical centre.

The first official declaration of the Centre of Asia was made in the 1890s by the British traveller,((clarification needed|date=March 2017)) and calculated to be near the Manor house of Estate of Safyanov in [[Saldam]] (modern Tuva, Russia) at ((coord|52|29|00|N|96|05|09|E)). There is a monument commemorating that fact in the estate garden.<ref>((cite web|url=http://plusinform.ru/main/7182-zhemchuzhnyy-poselok-vne-zakona.html|title=«Жемчужный» поселок вне закона - сайт газеты "Плюс Информ"|website=Plusinform.ru|accessdate=2 November 2018))</ref><ref>Шойгу С. К., Аракчаа К. Д. Урянхай. Тыва дептер. — М.: Слово, 2007. — Т. 1. — С. 391.</ref><ref>Маркус С. Центр Азии // Тува: словарь культуры. — М.: Академический проект, 2006. — С. 745.</ref>

== Current measurements ==
((Location map+|Asia|width=300|float=right|caption=This map shows in red points some of the locations of claimants to the title of Centre of Asia.|places=
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===China===
The Geographical Centre of the Asian Continent (((zh|亚洲大陆地理中心))) is the name of a monument indicating the supposed [[geographical centre]] of the [[Asian continent]]. It is located about ((Convert|20|km|abbr=on)) 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 [[State of Palestine|Palestine]] and [[Sikkim]] as separate countries), placing the geographical centre of all these countries at ((coord|43|40|52|N|87|19|52|E|)).

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). A village 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]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.confluence.org/confluence.php?visitid=12710|title=DCP : Geographic Center of Asia|website=Confluence.org|accessdate=2 November 2018))</ref> The monument was completed in the late 1990s.<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.aboutxinjiang.com/Travel/content/2010-07/23/content_5117116.htm |title=Urumqi,the Beautiful City in the Heart of Asian Continent(3) |access-date=2012-10-14 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130116055433/http://www.aboutxinjiang.com/Travel/content/2010-07/23/content_5117116.htm |archive-date=2013-01-16 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

===Russia===
Obelisk "Center of Asia" (((lang-ru|Центр Азии)); ((lang-tyv|Азияның Төвү))) 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 ((Convert|700|km|abbr=on)) to the north-to-northeast of the Ürümqi monument at ((coord|51|43|29|N|94|26|37|E)). The monument was completed in 1968.

==References==
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[[Category:Geographical centres|Asia]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Russia]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in China]]
[[Category:Geography of Asia]]
[[Category:Kyzyl]]

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