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China National Highway 314
China National Highway 314 (G314) (sometimes referred to as Gansu Provincial Highway 314) runs southwest from Urumqi, Xinjiang towards the Khunjerab Pass, which is on the northern border of the Gilgit–Baltistan territory in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The highway is in length. It goes southeast from Urumqi and south of Toksun it turns west and follows the north side of the Tarim Basin to Kashgar. (Its sister, China National Highway 315 follows the south side of the basin.) From Kashgar it runs south to Pakistan. The section between Kashgar and Khunjerab Pass also serves as the Chinese part of Karakoram Highway. Route and distance See also * China National Highways * Kulma Pass {{China National Highways Transport in Xinjiang 314 __NOTOC__ Year 314 ( CCCXIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Rufius and Annianus (or, less frequently, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xinhe County, Xinjiang
Xinhe County ( zh, s=新和县) as the official romanized name, also transliterated from Uyghur as Toksu County ( ug, توقسۇ ناھىيىسى;, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency zh, c=托克苏县), is a county in Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. Name The county's original name Toksu was changed into Xinhe in 1941. "Xinhe" is the abbreviation of " Xinjiang Heping" (), literally "Xinjiang Peace." History On October 27, 1930, Toksu County was created from part of Kuqa. In 1941 or 1944, Toksu County's Chinese character name was changed from 'Tuokesu' County () to 'Xinhe' County (). Administrative divisions Towns ( / ): * Toksu Town (Xinhe, Toqsu; / ), Icheriq (Yiqi'airike; / , formerly ), Yultuzbaġ (Youludusibage, Yultuzbagh; / , formerly ), Tasheriq (Tashi'airike; , formerly / ), Townships ( / ): * Payxambabazar, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Paixianbaibazha, Peyshenbebazar; / ), Ogen ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kulma Pass
The Kulma Pass ( Tajik: , ) or Qolma Pass, also referred to as Karasu Pass, is a mountain pass across the Pamir Mountains on the border between Murghob District, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in Tajikistan and Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China. Asian Highway AH66 runs through the pass, which provides for the only modern day overland border crossing along the 450 km boundary between the two nations. The pass has an elevation of and opens from the north to the southeast, and is 500 m wide from north to south and 1 km in length from east to west with a gentle incline not exceeding 20 percent. On the Tajik side, the pass is 80 km by road to Murghab and about 850 km to Dushanbe. On the Chinese side, the pass is 13.9 km from Karasu (), a port of entry on the Karakorum Highway which leads to Tashkurgan (60–70 km) and Kashgar (220 km). The pass is open from the 16th to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China National Highways
The China National Highways (CNH/Guodao) () is a network of trunk roads across mainland China. Apart from the expressways of China that are planned and constructed later, most of the CNH are not controlled-access highways. History The building of highways is seen as key to accelerating infrastructure construction. In 2003, completed investment in highway construction was 350 billion yuan and 219 key highway projects progressed, focusing mainly on the five north–south and seven east–west national arterial highways as well as highways in western China and in rural areas. By the end of 2004, the total length of highways open to traffic reached 1.871 million km, including of expressways up to advanced modern transportation standard, ranking second in the world. The nation's highway density has now reached 19.5 km per 100 km2. With the completion in 2008 of the five north–south and the seven east–west national arterial highways, totaling , Beijing and Shangha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County
Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County (also known as Taxkorgan County, sometimes spelled Tashkurgan, Tashkorgan and Tash Kurghan Tadzhik Autonomous Hsien) is an autonomous county of Kashgar Prefecture in Western Xinjiang, China. The county seat is the town of Tashkurgan. The county is the only Tajik autonomous county in China. History During the Han dynasty, Taxkorgan was known as Puli (); during the Tang dynasty, it was a protectorate of the Sassanids, during the Yuan dynasty it was part of the Chaghatai empire. Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County was created in 1954 and is part of the district of Kashgar. Many centuries later Tashkurgan became the capital of the Sarikol kingdom (), a kingdom of the Pamir Mountains, and later of Qiepantuo () under the Persian Empire. At the northeast corner of the town is a huge fortress known as the Princess Castle dating from the Yuan dynasty (1279–1368 CE) and the subject of many colourful local legends. A ruined fire temple is near the fort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akto County
Akto County (also known as Aqtu, Aktu, or Aketao; ) is a county in Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. The county borders Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan and has two towns, 11 townships, four state-owned farms and a plant nursery under its jurisdiction with the county seat being Akto Town. The county contains an area of and has a population of 231,756 (as of 2017). Akto is the westernmost border county of China. A point north of the Markansu River () on the China–Tajikistan border is the westernmost point of China. The county is located in the southwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, east of the Pamir Plateau, and the western edge of the Tarim Basin. It is located between 73°26'5" - 76°43'31" east longitude and 37°41'28" - 39°29'55" north latitude. It is bordered by Wuqia County and Shufu County to the north, by Shule County and 41st Regiment of the XPCC across Yuepuhu River () to the northeast, by Yengisar County (Yingjisha), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulungkol
Bulungkol Township, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (بۇلۇڭكۆل يېزىسى;, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ) is a township of Akto County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the middle west of the county, the township covers an area of 4,585 square kilometers with a population of 7,133 (as of 2017). It has 5 administrative villages under its jurisdiction. Its seat is at ''Bulungkol Village'' (). Name The name of Bulungkol is from Kyrgyz language, meaning "lake in the corner" (), it was named after the Bulungkol Lake () in its territory. History In 1955, Bulungkol was transferred to Akto County from Tashkurgan County. In 1959, Bulungkol Commune () was established. In 1967, Bulungkol Commune was renamed Fanxiu Commune ('anti-revisionism commune' ). In 1984, Fanxiu Commune became Bulungkol Township. Geography The township of Bulungkol is located on the Pamir Plateau, in the southwest of Akto County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shufu
Shufu County, also transliterated from Uyghur as Konaxahar County or Konasheher County/Kona Sheher County, is a county in Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It contains an area of . According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 360,000. According to a list obtained and partially verified by the Associated Press, Shufu county has the highest imprisonment rate of any location in the world. Name The names of "Shufu County" and nearby "Shule County", transliterations of local language names from Han Dynasty corresponds to its Uyghur names, "Kona Xahar" (meaning 'old city') and "Yengi Xahar" (New City) respectively. The names for the two counties in both languages may share their origins in languages of the Saka people, residents of Kashgar area before its linguistic Turkification in as late as the 11th century. History The county was established in 1882. In 2013, Awat Township (Awati; ئاۋات يېزىسى / 阿瓦提乡) and Yëngi’östeng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artux
Artux, Artush ( ug, ئاتۇش شەھىرى; ky, ارتىش, Артыш, Artysh), and officially rendered as Atuş ( zh, s=阿图什市, p=Ātúshí Shì),The official spelling according to is a county-level city and the capital of the Kyrgyz autonomous prefecture of Kizilsu in Xinjiang, China. The government seat is in Guangminglu Subdistrict (). History In January 1943, Artux County was established. In June 1986, Artux County became Artux City. In 2018, the dome of Eshtachi Mosque () was removed. In recent times other mosques have been taken down too. The Artux City Vocational Skills Education Training Service Center in Artux is one of the Xinjiang re-education camps. At 10:23 pm on January 19, 2020, a 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck in Artux. Geography and climate It is situated in the northwest part of the Tarim Basin, south of the Tien Shan mountains. Like most of Xinjiang, Artux has a cool arid climate (Köppen ''BWk'') with hot summers, freezing winters and little ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalpin County
Kalpin County is a county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Aksu Prefecture. The overwhelmingly Uyghur population of the county lives on oases at the base of the Tian Shan mountains and on the edge of the Taklamakan Desert. History In 1902, a ''xiancheng'' () was created at Kalpin. In 1930, a ''xianzhi'' () was created at Kalpin. According to ''Radio Free Asia'', in 2008, Chinese authorities demolished a Uyghur mosque from the Upper Kumtagh village in Kalpin County because the mosque was said to be illegally built and said to have been conducting illegal religious activities. On February 20, 2009, a 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck at a location from the county seats of Kalpin and Akqi counties. 207 aftershocks had been recorded by 11 AM on February 22. More than ten thousand houses were damaged and 182 were destroyed. Forty tents were set up and 12,400 people were relocated. The county received one million CNY in rescue funds fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aksu, Xinjiang
Aksu is a city in and the seat of Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, lying at the northern edge of the Tarim Basin. The name Aksu literally means "white water" (in Turkic) and is used for both the oasis town and the Aksu River. The economy of Aksu is mostly agricultural, with cotton, in particular long-staple cotton (''Gossypium hirsutum''), as the main product. Also produced are grain, fruits, oils and beets. The industry mostly consists of weaving, cement and chemical industries. The land currently under the administration of the Aksu City is divided in two parts, separated by the Aral City. The northern part hosts the city center, while the southern part is occupied by the Taklamakan Desert. Aksu airport is considered a military airport in China (although also available for civil usage). Only aircraft registered in China can land in Aksu. This means if you are flying to Aksu from international origins you have to land in a major airport in China like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wensu
Onsu County, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ( ug, ئونسۇ ناھىيىسى, lat=Onsu Nahiyisi) and from Mandarin Chinese Wensu County ( zh, s=温宿县), is a county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Aksu Prefecture, bordering Kyrgyzstan's Issyk-Kul Region to the northwest. It contains an area of . Etymology The toponym Wensu () had appeared in historical records of the Western Han Dynasty as one of the 36 states in the Western Regions. The name 'Onsu' (Wensu) means "ten water" in Uyghur and other Turkic languages. The name is similar to that of the nearby Zhetysu region which means "seven rivers"- both names consist of a number followed by 'su' (river; water). The name Aksu is Turkic for 'white water'. In Uyghur, the county is called Aksu Konaxahar () meaning 'the old city of Aksu'. History Onsu County was established in 1902. On May 29, 1958, Onsu County was eliminated and its territory made part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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