Shache County

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Shache County is a county in southwestern Xinjiang, China, known historically as Yarkand and situated along key oasis routes of the southern Silk Road.

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Shache County canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county-level division
borderedBy Kargilik County
linked to: Karakax County

Kashgar City
linked to: Kashgar

Makit County
Yecheng County
linked to: Yutian County

Zepu County
country China
governingBody Shache County People’s Government
hasAgriculturalProduct cotton
fruits
grains
hasCapital Shache Town
hasCulturalHeritage Silk Road archaeological sites
Uyghur dance
Uyghur traditional music
hasEconomicActivity animal husbandry
oasis agriculture
trade and logistics
hasEthnicGroup Han Chinese
Hui
hasMajorEthnicGroup Uyghurs
hasTransport regional highways
hasWritingSystem Chinese characters
Uyghur Arabic script
historicalName Yarkand
historicalRole center of Yarkand Khanate
important oasis on the Silk Road
locatedIn Tarim Basin
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
linked to: Xinjiang

southwestern Xinjiang
locatedInClimateZone arid climate
locatedInCountrySubdivision Northwest China
locatedInTimeZone China Standard Time
locatedNear Karakoram Mountains
linked to: Karakoram

Kunlun Mountains
locatedOn southern Silk Road
linked to: Silk Road routes
locatedOnRoute southern branch of the Silk Road
officialLanguage Standard Chinese
partOf Kashgar Prefecture
regionalLanguage Uyghur
linked to: Uyghurs
religion Islam
roadAccess China National Highway 219
China National Highway 315
subdivisionOf People’s Republic of China
linked to: China
subdivisionType county
traversedBy Yarkand River
utcOffset +8

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Yarkand River flowsThrough Shache County