China National Highway 217 (G217) runs south from Altay,

Xinjiang Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...

Hotan Hotan (also known as Gosthana, Gaustana, Godana, Godaniya, Khotan, Hetian, Hotien) is a major oasis town in southwestern Xinjiang, an autonomous region in Western China. The city proper of Hotan broke off from the larger Hotan County to become ...

. It is 1,753 kilometres in length and runs southwest from Altay towards

Kuqa County Kuqa is a county-level city in Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. Other names and variants of spelling of Kuqa are Kocha, Kuchu, Kuchar, Kuchi, Kuchel, K'u-ch'e-chen, K'u-ch'e-hsien, Kuga, Kucha and K'u-ch'e. It was once th ...

and from there southwards through the

Taklamakan Desert The Taklimakan or Taklamakan Desert (; zh, s=塔克拉玛干沙漠, p=Tǎkèlāmǎgān Shāmò, Xiao'erjing: , dng, Такәламаган Шамә; ug, تەكلىماكان قۇملۇقى, Täklimakan qumluqi; also spelled Taklimakan and Te ...

. The section between Dushanzi and Kuqa crosses the

Tianshan Mountains The Tian Shan,, , otk, 𐰴𐰣 𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃, , tr, Tanrı Dağı, mn, Тэнгэр уул, , ug, تەڭرىتاغ, , , kk, Тәңіртауы / Алатау, , , ky, Теңир-Тоо / Ала-Тоо, , , uz, Tyan-Shan / Tangritog‘ ...

and is commonly known as Duku Highway (独库公路).

Route and distance

Mountain Passes

From North to South: * Haxilegen Pass, bypassed by tunnel. 3450 meters above the sea level. * Yuximole Pass, bypassed by tunnel. 3438 meters above the sea level. * Laerdun Pass. 2730 meters above the sea level. * Tielimaiti Pass. bypassed by tunnel. 3335 meters above the sea level.

External links

Official website of Ministry of Transport of PRC

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Transport in Xinjiang {{PRChina-road-stub

Route and distance

Mountain Passes

See also

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