Kashgar — ▪ China Chinese (Pinyin) Kashi or (Wade Giles romanization) K a shih , also spelled Kaxgar oasis city, western Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang (Sinkiang, Uygur Autonomous Region of), far western China. Kashgar lies at the western… … Universalium
Kashgar — Infobox Settlement official name = Kashgar other name = native name = قەشقەر unicode|K̡ǝxk̡ǝr 喀什 nickname = settlement type = motto = imagesize = image caption = Kashgar is an oasis city in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People s… … Wikipedia
KASHGAR — (120), political capital and second largest city of Chinese Turkestan, on the Kizil River; has cotton, silk, carpet, and saddlery industries, and trades with Russia; it is the centre of Mohammedanism in Eastern Turkestan, a pilgrim city; has… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
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
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
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
Wei River — The Wei River (Simplified Chinese:渭河; pinyin: Wei He; Wade Giles: Wei Ho) is a river in west central China and is the largest tributary of the Yellow River. The source of the Wei River is close to Weiyuan County in Gansu province. Weiyuan (渭源)… … Wikipedia
List of dams and reservoirs in China — This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. The Bikou Dam on the Bailong River in Gansu Dams and reservoirs in China are numerous and have had a profound effect on the country s development a … Wikipedia
List of rivers of China — This article is about rivers in the areas under the jurisdictions of the People s Republic of China (commonly known as China ). For rivers in the areas under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (commonly known as Taiwan ), see List of… … Wikipedia
Xinjiang — For other uses, see Xinjiang (disambiguation). Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Chinese : 新疆维吾尔自治区 Xīnjiāng Wéiwú ěr Zìzhìqū Uyghur … Wikipedia