Karakash River

Karakash River
Karakash River
	Location of the confluence with the Yurungkash River
Location
Country	China
Autonomous region	Xinjiang
Physical characteristics
Source	Karakoram range
• location	Aksai Chin
• coordinates	34°54′26″N 78°28′22″E / 34.907349°N 78.472665°E
• elevation	19,000 feet (5,800 m)
Mouth
• location	Hotan River
• coordinates	38°05′09″N 80°33′41″E / 38.0858°N 80.5613°E
Length	740 km (460 mi)
Basin size	19,983 km2 (7,715 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	69.7 m3/s (2,460 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Hotan→ Tarim→ Taitema Lake
Landmarks	Xaidulla, Hotan

The Karakash or Black Jade River, also spelled Karakax (Chinese: 喀拉喀什河; pinyin: Kālākāshí Hé, Uyghur: قاراقاش دەرياسى, Қарақаш Дәряси), is a river in the Xinjiang autonomous region of the People's Republic of China that originates in Aksai Chin. It passes through the historical settlement of Xaidulla (Shahidulla or Saitula) and passes by the city of Khotan (Hotan) to flow northeast in the Tarim Basin. It merges with the Yurungkash River, the combined river taking the name Hotan River and flowing into the Tarim River.^[1]

^ Malhotra, Iqbal Chand (2020-11-01). Red Fear: The China Threat. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-93-89867-59-6.

[1] Malhotra, Iqbal Chand (2020-11-01). Red Fear: The China Threat. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-93-89867-59-6.

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