Karakax County
| Moyu (Karakax) County 墨玉县 • قاراقاش ناھىيىسى | |
|---|---|
| County | |
.png) Location of the county | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture-level divisions | Hotan Prefecture |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25,667 km2 (9,910 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | 420 000 |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Website | قاراقاش ناھىيەلىك خەلق ھۆكۈمىتى ئاممىۋى ئۇچۇر تورى |
Moyu (Karakax) County or Qaraqash County (Chinese: 墨玉县, Pinyin: Mòyù Xiàn; Uyghur: قاراقاش ناھىيىسى, Қарақаш Наһийиси, ULY: Qaraqash Nahiyisi, UYY: K̡arak̡ax Nah̡iyisi?)[1] is a county within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Hotan Prefecture. It contains an area of 25,667 km2. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 420,000.
Map portraying the area comprising the valley of the Karakash in the Aksai Chin in Ladakh in eastern Kashmir comprising the area from the eastern Pangong Tso in Ladakh in the bottom of the map to the Kilian, Sanju-la, Hindutash and Yangi Passes in Ladakh in the Kuen Lun range in northern Ladakh up to the Khathaitum in the Kilian Valley in northern Ladakh.
Transportation
Pishan is served by China National Highway 315 and the Kashgar-Hotan Railway.
See also
References
- ↑ The official spelling is "Karakax" according to Zhōngguó dìmínglù 中国地名录 (Beijing, SinoMaps Press 中国地图出版社 1997); ISBN 7-5031-1718-4; p. 312.
Coordinates: 37°17′N 79°42′E / 37.283°N 79.700°E
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/17/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.