Tashkurgan

Tashkurgan
塔什库尔干镇 (Chinese)
تاشقورغان بازىرى (Uyghur)
تاشقۈرغان بۇزۇر (Sarikoli)
Taxkorgan, Sarikol, Shitoucheng
The Flying Eagle monument in front of Tashkurgan's National Culture and Art Centre
The Flying Eagle monument in front of Tashkurgan's National Culture and Art Centre
Nickname: 
Roof of Xinjiang
Tashkurgan is located in Southern Xinjiang
Tashkurgan
Tashkurgan
Location of Tashkurgan in Xinjiang
Coordinates: 37°46′22″N 75°13′28″E / 37.77278°N 75.22444°E / 37.77278; 75.22444
CountryChina
RegionXinjiang
PrefectureKashgar
CountyTashkurgan
Residential communities6
Area
 • Total4 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation
3,094 m (10,151 ft)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total8,919
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
 • Major ethnic groupsChinese Tajiks (Pamiris)[1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Tashkurgan,[a] historically known as Sarikol and Shitoucheng, is a town in the far west of China, close to the country's border with Tajikistan. It is seat of Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, in the autonomous region of Xinjiang. Chinese Tajiks – ethnic Pamiris who live in the Pamir Mountains of Xinjiang – make up a little over half of Tashkurgan's population.

Tashkurgan was a significant stop on the Silk Road, with roads leading to major centers of trade such as Kashgar. It also served as the capital of a number of ancient and pre-modern kingdoms.

  1. ^ a b 1997年塔什库尔干县行政区划. XZQH.org (in Simplified Chinese). 18 November 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2020. 塔什库尔干镇 县政府驻地。清光绪年间为蒲犁厅底驿。1950年为一区三乡,1959年成立塔什库尔干公社,1984年改镇。面积4平方千米,人口0.5万,其中塔吉克族占50.1%,辖喀什尕勒、库勒巴扎、英协海尔3个居委会。镇区自西汉以来为历代军政机关驻地,中西政治、经济、文化和商旅交往的门户。314国道从镇内通过。镇北有古代"石头城"城堡遗址。
  2. ^ 塔什库尔干县历史沿革. XZQH.org (in Simplified Chinese). 14 November 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2020. 2000年第五次人口普查,塔什库尔干塔吉克自治县常住总人口30454人,其中:塔什库尔干镇5112人、 ... 2010年第六次人口普查,塔什库尔干塔吉克自治县常住总人口37843人,其中:塔什库尔干镇8919人,


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