- Kashgar - Wikipedia
Kashgar (Uyghur: قەشقەر) or Kashi (Chinese: 喀什) is a city in the Tarim Basin region of southern Xinjiang, China It is one of the westernmost cities of China, located near the country's border with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
- Kashgar | China, Map, History, Silk Road | Britannica
Kashgar, oasis city, western Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, far western China Kashgar lies at the western end of the Tarim Basin, in a fertile oasis of loess (silt deposited by the wind) and alluvial soils watered by the Kaxgar (Kashgar) River and by a series of wells
- Kashgar Travel Guide, Where the Kite Runner was Filmed
Kashgar is the westmost city in China With a history of over 2,000 years, Kashgar served as a main node of communications along the ancient Silk Road, which linked ancient China with Central Asian countries, such as present-day India and Iran, and Europe
- Kashgar Xinjiang: Ancient City Keeping the Strongest Uyghur Customs
As an important trading center of ancient Silk Road, Kashgar is a place with strong tinge of ethnic custom, and rich in historical and natural resources It is well know as a top tourist destination in west China
- Kashgar - Wikitravel
Kashgar (喀什; Kāshí; Uyghur: قەشقەر) is in the extreme west of China and the Southwest extreme of Xinjiang It is also at a junction between two branches of the old Silk Road Kashgar has been an important trading centre since the days of the Silk Road, and still is today
- Kashghar | Silk Roads Programme - UNESCO
Kashgar lies in far western China in the Uygur Region of Xinjiang The city is situated at the western end of the Tarim Basin in a fertile oasis of loess and alluvial soils watered by the Kashgar River and by several springs
- Kashgar travel - Lonely Planet | China, Asia
Locked away in the westernmost corner of China, closer to Tehran and Damascus than to Běijīng, Kashgar (喀什; Kāshí) has been the epicentre of regional trade and cultural exchange for more than two millennia
- Kashgar Introduction - History, Development - China Travel
Kashgar was the westernmost outpost of ancient China, and the westernmost junction of the Tarim Basin Silk Road routes (one northern and one southern), serving as well as the juncture for the Silk Road route that branched southward into India via the Karakoram Pass
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