Shache County
Yarkand is a city in Xinjiang Province in China. The name is sometimes transliterated as Yarkant or Yarkhand. It is most useful as a stop to break up the long bus ride from Kashgar to Hotan. The tomb complex here is worth checking out if you're in town.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Shache County
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Sha-ch’e Hsien”, “Shache”, “Shache Xian”, “So-ch’e Hsien”, “Yarkand County”, and “Yarkant County”
- Location: Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang, Northwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
38.3489° or 38° 20′ 56″ northLongitude
76.9097° or 76° 54′ 35″ eastElevation
1,389 metres (4,557 feet)Open location code
8JCR8WX5+HVGeoNames ID
1280036
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Uighur—“Shache County” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “莎车”
- Chinese: “莎车县”
- Uighur: “Yarkant Xian”
- Uighur: “Yeken Nahiyesi”
- Uighur: “Yeken”
- Uighur: “يەكەن ناھىيەسى”
- Uighur: “يەكەن”
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