Yurungkash River

Yurungkash River

The Yurungkash or White Jade River, also spelt "Yurungkax" ( _zh. 白玉河; pinyin: Báiyù Hé), is a river in the southern Xinjiang region, People's Republic of China.

The head waters of the river rise in the Kunlun Mountains, in the Togatax area (coord|35.6|N|81.4|E). The river flows east for some 200 km and then north for another 200 km before passing Khotan (coord|37.11|N|79.97|E). North of Khotan, it eventually dries up in the Taklamakan desert, its seasonal bed joined by that of the Karakax River near Koxlax (some 200 km north of Khotan, coord|38.08|N|80.56|E), from where it continues north as the Khotan River passing Piqanlik (coord|40.05|N|80.89|E), and seasonally crossing the desert, joining the Tarim River at coord|42|29|N|80|56|E.

The river gets its name from the white jade that is often found in its alluvial deposits.


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