Kargilik Town

Kargilik Town
Kargilik Town
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	葉城
Simplified Chinese	叶城
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Yèchéng
Wade–Giles	Yeh-ch'êng
Han Dynasty name
Chinese	西夜
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xi yè
Wade–Giles	Hsi yeh4
Alternate Han Dynasty name
Chinese	漂沙
Literal meaning	Drifting sands
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Piào shā
Wade–Giles	P'iao4 sha1
Uyghur name
Uyghur	قاغىلىق‎
Latin Yëziqi
Transcriptions
Latin Yëziqi	Qaghiliq
Yengi Yeziⱪ	K̡aƣilik̡
SASM/GNC	Kargilik
Siril Yëziqi	Қағилиқ

Kargilik

قاغىلىق بازىرى
喀格勒克镇
Yecheng
Kargilik قاغىلىق بازىرى; 喀格勒克镇 Yecheng
Town
	Kargilik
	Coordinates: 37°53′6″N 77°24′47″E / 37.88500°N 77.41306°E
Country	China
Autonomous region	Xinjiang
Prefecture	Kashgar Prefecture
County	Kargilik County
Area
• Total	37.5 km2 (14.5 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	75,730
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
• Major ethnic groups	Uyghur
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Kargilik (Uyghur: قاغىلىق) or Yecheng (Chinese: 叶城) is a town in Xinjiang, China. It is to the southeast of Kashgar, at a distance of 249 km by road and is north of Mazar by 249 km.^[4] It is the seat of Kargilik (Yecheng) County.

Kargilik/Yecheng is the name of both the oasis and the town. It is situated on the southern rim of the Taklamakan desert, about halfway between Pishan and Yarkand on the southern route around the Tarim Basin. It is about 50 km north of Kokyar.^[5] The rich loess terraces of the oasis are watered by the Tiznaf river and several smaller streams. They are joined to the north by a belt of cultivated land stretching about 40 km from the town of Yecheng to the Yarkand River.

^ Cite error: The named reference govkargiliktown was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ 叶城县历史沿革. XZQH.org (in Simplified Chinese). 14 November 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2020. 2000年第五次人口普查，叶城县常住总人口370229人，其中：喀格勒克镇59260人{...}2010年第六次人口普查，叶城县常住总人口454328人，其中：喀格勒克镇75730人，
^ 1997年叶城县行政区划. XZQH.org (in Simplified Chinese). 19 November 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2020. 喀格勒克镇　县政府驻地。清光绪十年（ 1884）属消铁庄，清政府在此设置叶城底驿和洛河克亮噶尔军台。1958年属红旗公社，1970年析建城关公社，1994年改设喀格勒克镇。面积6平方千米，人口6.8万，其中维吾尔族占78.7％，{...}315国道过境。
^ Dorje (2009), p. 453.
^ Hill (2009), p. 196.

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[xzqhkargilik-2] 叶城县历史沿革. XZQH.org (in Simplified Chinese). 14 November 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2020. 2000年第五次人口普查，叶城县常住总人口370229人，其中：喀格勒克镇59260人{...}2010年第六次人口普查，叶城县常住总人口454328人，其中：喀格勒克镇75730人，

[xzqhkargilik1997-3] 1997年叶城县行政区划. XZQH.org (in Simplified Chinese). 19 November 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2020. 喀格勒克镇　县政府驻地。清光绪十年（ 1884）属消铁庄，清政府在此设置叶城底驿和洛河克亮噶尔军台。1958年属红旗公社，1970年析建城关公社，1994年改设喀格勒克镇。面积6平方千米，人口6.8万，其中维吾尔族占78.7％，{...}315国道过境。

[Dorje453-4] Dorje (2009), p. 453.

[5] Hill (2009), p. 196.

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