Yarkand River
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Yarkand River — ▪ river, Asia Chinese (Pinyin) Ye erqiang He or (Wade Giles romanization) Yeh erh ch iang Ho, Yarkand also spelled Yarkant a headstream of the Tarim River in the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang (Sinkiang, Uygur Autonomous Region… … Universalium
Yarkand — Yarkand, Yarkent, and Yarkant are spelling variants and may refer to: * Yarkent County * Yarkand River … Wikipedia
Yarkand — /yahr kand , kahnd /, n. Shache. Also, Yarkend /yahr kend /. * * * ▪ China Chinese (Pinyin) Shache or (Wade Giles romanization) Sha ch e , also spelled Yarkant oasis city, southwestern Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang (Sinkiang,… … Universalium
Yarkand — or Yarkant geographical name river Kashmir & China flowing from Karakoram Range N & W to join the Hotan in Xinjiang Uygur forming the Tarim … New Collegiate Dictionary
Tarim River — Chinese Talimu He or T a li mu Ho Chief river of Xinjiang autonomous region, China. Formed by the confluence of two rivers in the far west, it follows an undefined riverbed for much of its course, flowing along the northern edge of the Takla… … Universalium
Tarim River — Formed from the union of the Aksu River and Yarkand River, it flows in an eastward direction around the Taklamakan Desert. The Muzat River is one of its tributaries.The Chinese originally considered the Tarim to be the upper course of the Huanghe … Wikipedia
Shaksgam River — Coordinates: 36°05′N 76°39′E / 36.083°N 76.65°E / 36.083; 76.65 The Shaksgam River (Chinese: 沙克斯干河 … Wikipedia
Kashgar River — The Kashgar (or Kaxgar ) is a river in the Xinjiang province of the China. It has its sources in the eastern parts of the Pamir Mountains, in the border area between China and Tajikistan, and then flows eastwards, passing through the city of… … Wikipedia
Karakash River — The Karakash or Black Jade River, also spelled Karakax (Chinese: 黑玉河; pinyin: Hēiyù hé), is a river in the Xinjiang autonomous region of the People s Republic of China, which lies partially in the disputed Aksai Chin region. The river originates… … Wikipedia
Yarkent County — Yarkent (Yarkand) County (Chinese 莎車县; Pinyin: Shāchē ; ug. يەكەن|Yerkent|Yərkənt ; Turkish: Yerkent which means ground city ) also written Suōchē. Altitude about 1,189 m. or 3,900 ft.; pop. approx. 373,492 in 2003), is a county in Xinjiang… … Wikipedia
