Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County

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Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County (Uyghur Yengi Yezik̢: Taxk̢urƣan; Chinese: 塔什库尔干塔吉克自治县, Pinyin: Tǎshìkù'ěrgàn Tǎjíkè zìzhìxiàn; Sariquli Tajik in IPA: tɔʃqyrʁɔn tuʤik ɔftunum nɔja; sometimes spelled Tashkorgan, Tashkurghan etc.) is one of the counties of Kashgar Prefecture in western Xinjiang.

1 Geography
2 Climate
3 Population
4 History
5 Main villages
6 Transportation
7 External link

[edit] Geography

Taxkorgan County is located in the eastern part of the Pamir Plateau, where the Kunlun, Kara Kunlun, Hindukush and Tian Shan mountains come together, at the borders with Afghanistan (Wakhan Corridor), Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan Province) and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir. The county seat is the city of Tashkorgan.

The territorial expansion of the county is 178 km from north to south, and 140 km from east to west, the total area is about 52,400 km², at an average altitude above 4,000 metres.

The second-highest mountain of the world, Mount Qogir ("K2"; Chinese: Qiáogēlǐ Fēng 乔戈里峰; 8611 m) is located in Taxkorgan, as well as the Mutzagata (Chinese: Mùshìtǎgé Fēng 慕士塔格峰; 7546 m) and the Kongur Tagh (Chinese: Gōnggé'ěr Shān 公格尔山; 7719 m). The two main rivers are the Taxkorgan River and the Tiznap (or Tiznef) River (Chinese: Tízīnàfǔ Hé 提孜那甫河). There are several hot springs and resources of gold, iron, and copper.

[edit] Climate

The average temperature is 3.3 °C, with summer maximums around 32 °C and winter minimums around -39 °C; average precipitation is 68.3 mm.

[edit] Population

The total population of Taxkorgan is 27800, among them 84% Tajiks, 4% Han and 12% other nationalities. (Figures of 1995)

[edit] History

During the Han dynasty, Taxkorgan was known as Puli(Púlí 蒲犁); during the Tang dynasty, it was a protectorate of the Parthians, during the Yuan dynasty it was part of the Chaghatai empire. Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County was created in 1954 and is part of the district of Kashgar.

[edit] Main villages

Conventional	Sariquli Tajik (in IPA)	Uyghur (Yengi Yezik̢)	Chinese	Pinyin
Taxkorgan	tɔʃqyrʁɔn	Taxk̢urƣan	塔什库尔干	Tǎshìkù'ěrgàn
	ta
Tiznap	tiznef	Tiznap	提孜那甫	Tízīnàfǔ
	ðavðɔr
	waʧa
	baldir
	marjɔŋ
	bryŋsol
	tyŋ
	quʁuʃluʁ
	mazur muʧaŋ	Mazar	麻扎	Mázhā
	mulin ʧaŋ

[edit] Transportation

The county is served by Karakoram Highway, which runs through Tashkorgan City.

[edit] External link

塔什库尔干自治县县政县情概况 (Chinese)

Administrative Divisions of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Provincial Capital：Ürümqi City)

Prefecture-level Cities, Regional District, Autonomous Prefectures	Urban Area Districts, County-level Cities, Counties, Autonomous Counties
Ürümqi City：	Tianshan District \| Saybagh District \| Xinshi District \| Shuimogou District \| Toutunhe District \| Dabancheng District \| Dongshan District \| Ürümqi County
Karamay City：	Karamay District \| Dushanzi District \| Baijiantan District \| Urho District
Turfan Prefecture：	Turfan City \| Toksun County \| Piqan County
Hami Prefecture：	Kumul City \| Yiwu County \| Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County
Hotan Prefecture：	Hotan City \| Hotan County \| Lop County \| Minfeng County \| Pishan County \| Qira County \| Keriya County \| Karakax County
Aksu Prefecture：	Aksu City \| Wensu County \| Xayar County \| Baicheng County \| Awat County \| Kuqa County \| Kalpin County \| Toksu County \| Uqturpan County
Kashgar Prefecture：	Kashgar City \| Maralbexi County \| Poskam County \| Peyziwat County \| Kargilik County \| Yopurga County \| Shule County \| Makit County \| Yengisar County \| Yarkand County \| Shufu County \| Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County
Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture：	Artux City \| Akqi County \| Ulugqat County \| Akto County
Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture：	Korla City \| Hejing County \| Yuli County \| Hoxud County \| Qiemo County \| Bohu County \| Luntai County \| Ruoqiang County \| Yanqi Hui Autonomous County
Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture：	Changji City \| Fukang City \| Miquan City \| Qitai County \| Manas County \| Jimsar County \| Hutubi County \| Mori Kazakh Autonomous County
Börtala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture：	Börtala City \| Jinghe County \| Wenquan County
Autonomous Regional Districts directly under the jurisdiction of the County-level Cities：	Shihezi City \| Aral City \| Tumushuke City \| Wujiaqu City
Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture：	(The Tacheng Prefecture and Altay Prefectures are under the provincial jurisdiction of the Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture.)
Autonomous Territories：	Yining City \| Kuitun City \| Yining County \| Tekes County \| Nilka County \| Zhaosu County \| Xinyuan County \| Huocheng County \| Gongliu County \| Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County
Tacheng Prefecture：	Tacheng City \| Wusu City \| Emin County \| Yumin County \| Shawan County \| Toli County \| Hoboksar Mongol Autonomous County
Altay Prefecture：	Altay City \| Qinggil County \| Jeminay County \| Fuyun County \| Burqin County \| Fuhai County \| Habahe County

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Dardic

Afghanistan • India • Pakistan

Nuristani

Afghanistan

(1) Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, officially recognised minority in the People's Republic of China.
(2) Pashto is spoken by 776,000 Pathans in small pockets of India.
(3) Autonomous Republic of Russia.
(4) South Ossetia is a self-proclaimed republic within the internationally recognized borders of Georgia. It is presently not recognized by any country.