Karasahr

Karasahr or Karashar, which was originally known in the Tocharian languages as Ārśi, Qarašähär, or Agni or the Chinese derivative Yanqi, is an ancient town on the Silk Road and the capital of in the , .
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: town in Xinjiang, China
  • Also known as: Ha-la-sha-erh”, “K’a-la-sha-erh”, “K’o-la-sha-erh”, “Kara-schahr”, “Khara Shar”, “Kurashar’”, “Qara Shahr”, “Yan’tsy”, “Yanqi Zhen”, “Yen-ch’i”, “Yen-ch’i-chen”, “Yen-ch’i-hsien”, “Yen-ch’i-hui-tsu-tzu-chih-ch’ü”, “Yen-ch’i-hui-tsu-tzu-chih-hsien”, “Yenki”, “Yinki”, and “焉耆镇

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yongning and Wuhaoqu Township.

Town
is a town under the administration of , , . As of 2018, it has 2 residential communities and 8 villages under its administration. is situated 3 km southwest of Karasahr.

Town
Wuhaoqu is a township in in the of , in Northwestern . According to the 2000 Chinese census, the township has a population of 14,791 people and covers 96 square kilometres. is situated 5 km east of Karasahr.

Town
Beidaqu is a township in in the of , in Northwestern . According to the 2000 Chinese census, the township has a population of 9,026 people. is situated 6 km north of Karasahr.

Karasahr

Latitude
42.06321° or 42° 3′ 48″ north
Longitude
86.57185° or 86° 34′ 19″ east
Elevation
1,053 metres (3,455 feet)
Open location code
8MJ83H7C+7P
Geo­Names ID
1529031
Wiki­data ID
Q1156662
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Karasahr” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Karasahr
  • Bulgarian: Карашар
  • Catalan: Karashahr
  • Catalan: Qaraixahr
  • Catalan: Qarashahr
  • Catalan: Yen-ki
  • Chinese: 乌夷
  • Chinese: 乌夷国
  • Chinese: 焉夷
  • Chinese: 焉耆
  • Chinese: 焉耆国
  • Chinese: 阿耆尼国
  • Dutch: Karasahr
  • French: Karachahr
  • French: Qarachahr
  • Georgian: კარასაჰრი
  • German: Agnideśa
  • German: Agnidesha
  • German: Karasahr
  • German: Karaschahr
  • German: Karaschar
  • German: Karashahr
  • German: Karaxahr
  • German: Qara-Shāhr
  • Hindi: अग्नि
  • Hindi: अग्निदेश
  • Hindi: काराशहर
  • Hindi: यान्ची
  • Hungarian: Karasár
  • Indonesian: Karasahr
  • Indonesian: Karashahr
  • Indonesian: Karashar
  • Indonesian: Karaxahr
  • Italian: Agnidesa
  • Italian: Karasahr
  • Italian: Karashahr
  • Italian: Yanqi
  • Japanese: 焉耆
  • Korean: 카라샤르
  • Literary Chinese: 焉耆
  • Lithuanian: Karašaras
  • Mongolian: Карашар
  • Persian: قره‌شهر
  • Portuguese: Caraxar
  • Portuguese: Karasahr
  • Romanian: Karasahr
  • Russian: Карашар
  • Russian: Харашар
  • Russian: Яньци
  • Spanish: Caraxar
  • Swedish: Yanqi (häradshuvudort i Kina, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, lat 42,06, long 86,57)
  • Swedish: Yanqi
  • Turkish: Karasahr
  • Turkish: Karaşahr
  • Turkish: Karaschahr
  • Turkish: Karaşehir
  • Turkish: Karashar
  • Uighur: K̩araxəh̨ər
  • Uighur: Qarasheher
  • Uighur: Қарашәһәр
  • Uighur: قاراشەھەر بازىرى
  • Uighur: قاراشەھەر
  • Ukrainian: Карашар
  • Ukrainian: Яньці
  • Vietnamese: Yên Kì
  • Vietnamese: Yên Kỳ
  • Western Panjabi: کاراشہر

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