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 Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in the Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Yongning
Town
Yongning is a town under the administration of Yanqi Hui Autonomous County, Xinjiang, China. As of 2018, it has 2 residential communities and 8 villages under its administration. Yongning is situated 3 km southwest of Karasahr.
Wuhaoqu Township
Town
Wuhaoqu is a township in Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in the Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang, in Northwestern China. According to the 2000 Chinese census, the township has a population of 14,791 people and covers 96 square kilometres. Wuhaoqu Township is situated 5 km east of Karasahr.
Beidaqu Township
Town
Beidaqu is a township in Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in the Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang, in Northwestern China. According to the 2000 Chinese census, the township has a population of 9,026 people. Beidaqu Township is situated 6 km north of Karasahr.
Karasahr
- Categories: oasis and tribe
- Location: Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, Northwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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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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