Qiemo River

The Qiemo River, also called the Cherchen or Qarqan River, runs across the in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It feeds into the Lop Nor salty marshes and the Taitema Lake.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in People’s Republic of China
  • Also known as: Ch’e-erh-ch’en Ho”, “Ch’e-erh-ch’eng Ho”, “Ch’ia-ch’iang Ho”, “Charchan Darya”, “Charchan River”, “Che’erchen He”, “Cherchen Daria”, “Cherchen River”, “Cherchen-darya”, “Lo-pu Ho”, “Qarqan He”, “Tchertchen”, and “Tschertschen-darja

Qiemo River

Latitude
39.32813° or 39° 19′ 41″ north
Longitude
88.20753° or 88° 12′ 27″ east
Elevation
812 metres (2,664 feet)
Open location code
8MFC86H5+72
Geo­Names ID
1280260
Wiki­data ID
Q2380766
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Wu Chinese—“Qiemo River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Qiemo
  • Bulgarian: Черчен
  • Catalan: Qarqan
  • Cebuano: Qarqan He
  • Chinese: 且末河
  • Chinese: 車爾臣河
  • Chinese: 车尔臣河
  • Chuvash: Черчен
  • Czech: Čerčen
  • Czech: Čerčendarja
  • Georgian: ჩერჩენი (მდინარე)
  • Georgian: ჩერჩენი
  • Irish: Abhainn Qiemo
  • Japanese: チャルチャン川
  • Lithuanian: Čerčenas
  • Polish: Czerczen-daria
  • Polish: Qarqan He
  • Russian: Черчен
  • Spanish: Rio Qarqan
  • Spanish: Río Qarqan
  • Spanish: Rio Qiemo
  • Spanish: Río Qiemo
  • Swedish: Qarqan He
  • Turkish: Çerçen Nehri
  • Uighur: چەرچەن دەرياسى
  • Ukrainian: Черчен
  • Ukrainian: Черчендар’я
  • Welsh: Afon Qiemo
  • Wu Chinese: 车尔臣河

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