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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 22. Chapters: Yarkant County, Ruoqiang County, Kuqa County, Qiemo County, Jinghe County, Fukang, Peyziwat County, Yengisar County, Yanqi Hui Autonomous County, Huocheng County, Jimsar County, Shule County, Toksun County, Yiwu County, Baicheng County, Uqturpan County, Piqan County, Wusu, Yining County, Maralbexi County, Karakax County, Xayar County, Keriya County, Changji, Hotan County, Poskam County, Kargilik County, Kalpin County, Makit County, Artux, Qira County, Urumqi County, Minfeng County, Yopurga County, Toksu County, Shufu County, Wensu County, Awat County, Pishan County, Lop County, Jeminay County, Qitai County, Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County, Mori Kazakh Autonomous County, Fuhai County, Manas County, Akto County, Hutubi County, Qinggil County, Luntai County, Yuli County, Fuyun County, Miquan, Ulugqat County, Akqi County, Tokkuztara County, Kunes County, Wenquan County, Hoxud County, Burqin County, Zhaosu County, Tekes County, Bohu County, Nilka County, Shawan County, Yumin County, Emin County, Habahe County, Toli County. Excerpt: Yarkant (Yarkand) County (lit. earthen city, probably referring to the earthen walls of the capital; altitude 1,189 metres (3,901 ft), population 373,492 in 2003), is a county in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, located on the southern rim of the Taklamakan desert in the Tarim Basin. It is one of 11 counties administered under Kashgar Prefecture. Yarkant, usually written Yarkand in English, was the seat of an ancient Buddhist kingdom on the southern branch of the Silk Road. The fertile oasis is fed by the Yarkand River which flows north down from the Kunlun Mountains known historically as Congling mountains (lit. 'Onion Mountains' - from the abundance of wild onions found there). The oasis now covers 3,210 square kilometres (1,240 sq mi), but was likely far more extensive before the...
