Kashgar Prefecture

Kashgar Prefecture is a region in , and has about 4,650,000 residents.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Id Kah Mosque and Afaq Khoja Mausoleum. Bus 20.

Mosque
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a in , in the autonomous region of . With the capacity of 20,000 worshipers inside the mosque and its sahn, it is the largest mosque in China.

Museum
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
The Afaq Khoja Mausoleum is a mausoleum in , ; it is the holiest Muslim site in the region. It is located some 5 km northeast from the centre of , in Haohan Village, which is also known as Yaghdu.

Park
Photo: Nickckb20, Public domain.
People's Park is an urban public park in the city of in Uyghur Autonomous Region, western China. The 24-hectare park is one of the largest in Kashgar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kashgar.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is in the extreme west of and the southwest extreme of . The city has been an important trading centre since the days of the Silk Road, and still is today; it is said to have the largest bazaar in Asia.

Kashgar Prefecture

Latitude
39.4702° or 39° 28′ 13″ north
Longitude
75.9872° or 75° 59′ 14″ east
Population
4,650,000
Open location code
8JFQFXCP+3V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7124707305
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­region
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Kashgar Prefecture” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاشغر”
  • Chinese: “Kāshí Dìqū”
  • Chinese: “喀什地区”
  • French: “Kachgar”
  • German: “Kaschgar”
  • Hebrew: “קאשגאר”
  • Hindi: “काश्गर”
  • Japanese: “カシュガル地区”
  • Polish: “Kaszgar”
  • Russian: “Кашгар”
  • Spanish: “Kasgar”
  • Ukrainian: “Кашґар округ”
  • Vietnamese: “Thành phố Kashgar”

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