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A mesa is an isolated, flat-topped elevation, ridge or hill, which is bounded from all sides by steep escarpments and stands distinctly above a surrounding plain. Mesas characteristically consist of flat-lying soft sedimentary rocks capped by a more resistant layer or layers of harder rock, e.g. shales overlain by sandstones. The resistant layer acts as a caprock that forms the flat summit of a mesa. The caprock can consist of either sedimentary rocks such as sandstone and limestone; dissected lava flows; or a deeply eroded duricrust. Unlike plateau, whose usage does not imply horizontal layers of bedrock, e.g. Tibetan Plateau, the term mesa applies exclusively to the landforms built of flat-lying strata. Instead, flat-topped plateaus are specifically known as tablelands.

Weiyang District, which belongs to Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, is located in the northern suburbs of Xi'an City. It is the starting point of the Silk Road and the resident of Xi'an Municipal people's Government. The district extends to the Bahe River in the east and is adjacent to Baqiao District; in the west, it is bordered by Qindu District, Xianyang City; in the south, it is separated by Longshou North Road, adjoining Xincheng District and Lianhu District; in the north, it is bordered by Weiling District and Guehe River in Xianyang City; the southwest is bordered by Yanta District and Changan District. Between latitude 34 °14-#39;50"-34 °26-#39;22", east longitude 108 °47-#39;08-109 °02-#39;21", with a total area of 262.14 square kilometers. The name of Weiyang District comes from
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