Seriqbuya ( Uyghur: سېرىقبۇيا, USY: Сериқбуя, ULY: Sëriqbuya; ) or Serikbuya is a

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in Maralbexi (Bachu) County,

Kashgar Prefecture Kashgar Prefecture, also known as Kashi Prefecture, is located in southwestern Xinjiang Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), ...

Xinjiang Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...

, China. It is located on Provincial Road 215, on the left (northwestern) bank of the

Yarkand River The Yarkand River (or Yarkent River, Yeh-erh-ch'iang Ho) is a river in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of western China. It originates in the Siachen Muztagh in a part of the Karakoram range and flows into the Tarim River or Neinejoung R ...

and about 180 kilometers to the east of the city of Kashgar.

Name

The name Seriqbuya is from the

Uyghur language The Uyghur or Uighur language (; , , , or , , , , CTA: Uyğurçä; formerly known as Eastern Turki), is a Turkic language written in a Uyghur Perso-Arabic script with 8-11 million speakers, spoken primarily by the Uyghur people in the Xin ...

and means yellow '' sophora alopecuroides''.

History

In 1950, Seriqbuya District () was established. In 1958, Seriqbuya became a commune ().' In 1967 during the

Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976. Its stated go ...

, the commune was renamed Dongfanghong Commune (literally, ' The East is Red Commune'; ). In 1984, Seriqbuya Town () was created. In 2013, Seriqbuya was the site of the

April 2013 Bachu unrest On 24 April 2013, ethnic clashes occurred in Marelbeshi (Bachu), Xinjiang, China. The violence left at least 21 people dead, including 15 police and officials. April 2013 violence On 24 April 2013, deadly clashes broke out between policemen ...

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Administrative divisions

Seriqbuya includes ten residential communities and twenty

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(''

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-derived names, except where Uyghur is provided''): Residential communities: *Kulebeixi (), Yingbazha (), Keruikebeixi (), Wusitangboyi (), Ayikule (), Yingbage (), Daqiakule (), Humudanbeixi (), Dunmaili (), Xialelike () Villages: *Nuobeixi (), Kala'aikenboyi (), Yingmaili (), Akewusitang (), Kekeligantale (), Xiakele'awati (), Tuogelake (), Kunqibulong (), Kumusareyi (), Pahemileke (), Aketaikaisike (), Akedunjiemi (), Kebaishitupu (), Saikesantale (), Boz'ëriq ( / Bozi'airike ), Ying'awati (), Keyakelike (), Kuremutuogelake (), Yolwasqotan ( / Yaolewasikuotan ), Ketaikelike ()'

Demographics

, Seriqbuya's population was 98.6% Uyghur.

Economy

Seriqbuya is a traditional southern Xinjiang agricultural village and market town where as many as ten-thousand people meet to trade. The business skills of local traders are strong and many traders from Seriqbuya have migrated to Beijing and Shanghai. Nearby farms produce

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and medicinal products as a specialty.

Historical maps

Historical English-language maps including Seriqbuya: File:NJ-43-4_Yueh_Pu_Hu%2C_China.jpg, Map including Seriqbuya (labeled as Sha-la-ka-pu-ya (Se-li-pu-ya)) (

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, 1974) File:Operational Navigation Chart G-7, 6th edition.jpg, From the Operational Navigation Chart; map including Seriqbuya (labeled as Serikbuya (Se-li-pu-ya)) (

, 1980) File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566 g-7a.jpg, Map including Seriqbuya (labeled as Seribuya (Se-li-pu-ya)) (

, 1984)

Notes

References

Kashgar Prefecture {{China-stub