Kargilik County ( transliterated from ; ); from

Mandarin Chinese Mandarin (; ) is a group of Chinese (Sinitic) dialects that are natively spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. The group includes the Beijing dialect, the basis of the phonology of Standard Chinese, the official language of ...

Yecheng County (), is a county in southwest of the

Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 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 ...

and is under the administration of the Kashgar Prefecture. It contains an area of 28,600 km². To the north, the county borders

Makit County Makit County, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is a county in Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It contains an area of . The Yarkand River passes through the county. The county is bordered to the ...

. To the east, the county borders

Guma County Pishan County ( zh, s=皮山县) as the official romanized name, also transliterated from Uyghur as Guma County ( ug, گۇما ناھىيىسى; zh, s=固玛县), is a county within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administ ...

(Pishan) in

Hotan Prefecture Hotan PrefectureThe official spelling is "Hotan" according to (also known as Gosthana, Gaustana, Godana, Godaniya, Khotan, Hetian, Hotien) is located in the Tarim Basin region of southwestern Xinjiang, China, bordering the Tibet Autonomous Region ...

. To the west, the county borders

Yarkant County Yarkant County,, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency also Shache County,, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency also transliterated from Uyghur as Yakan County, is a county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous ...

Poskam County Poskam County, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Posgam, ), also Zepu County () is a county in Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. The county is located on the southern bank of the Yarkand River, al ...

and

Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County (also known as Taxkorgan County, sometimes spelled Tashkurgan, Tashkorgan and Tash Kurghan Tadzhik Autonomous Hsien) is an autonomous county of Kashgar Prefecture in Western Xinjiang, China. The county seat is t ...

. In the south, the county has a border of more than with

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and

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administered areas of Kashmir.

History

In 1975, future

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of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

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was sent to Kargilik County in the

Down to the Countryside Movement The Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside Movement, often known simply as the Down to the Countryside Movement, was a policy instituted in the People's Republic of China between mid 1950s and 1978. As a result of what he perceived to ...

Geography

The northern part of the county is in 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 ...

and the southern part of the county is in the

Kunlun Mountains The Kunlun Mountains ( zh, s=昆仑山, t=崑崙山, p=Kūnlún Shān, ; ug, كۇئېنلۇن تاغ تىزمىسى / قۇرۇم تاغ تىزمىسى ) constitute one of the longest mountain chains in Asia, extending for more than . In the bro ...

. Mazar Pass is located in the southern part of the county.

Climate

Administrative divisions

Town (بازىرى / 镇) *

Kargilik Town Kargilik or Karghalik or Yecheng in Chinese, 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.Dorje (2009), p. 453. It is the seat of Kargilik (Yecheng) County. Karg ...

(Kageleke, Qaghiliq; قاغىلىق بازىرى / 喀格勒克镇), Charbagh Town (Qia'erbage; چارباغ بازىرى / 恰尔巴格镇), Ushsharbash Town (Wuxiabashi; ئۇششارباش بازىرى / ; also Wuxiakebashi 乌夏克巴什镇) Township (يېزىسى / 乡) * Loq Township (Luoke; لوق يېزىسى / 洛克乡), Besheriq Township (Baxireke; بەشئېرىق يېزىسى / 伯西热克乡), Tetir Township (Tieti; تېتىر يېزىسى / 铁提乡), Chasa Meschit Township (Qiasameiqite, Qiasimiqiti; چاسا مەسچىت يېزىسى / 恰萨美其特乡 / 恰斯米其提乡 ), Tögichi Township (Tuguqi; تۆگىچى يېزىسى / 吐古其乡), Janggilieski Township (Jianggelesi; جاڭگىلىئەسكى يېزىسى / 江格勒斯乡), Jayterak Township, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Jiayitileke, Janyterek; / ),

Barin Township Barin Township, also spelled Baren (Sourced to the ''Xinjiang Public Security Gazette'' (), pages 790-795) (; ), is a township of Akto County (Aketao), Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture (Kezilesu), Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. The t ...

(Baren; بارىن يېزىسى / 巴仁乡), Ghojaeriq Township (Wujireke; غوجائېرىق يېزىسى / 乌吉热克乡), Shaxap Township (Xiahefu; شاخاپ يېزىسى / 夏合甫乡), Yilkiqi Township (Yilikeqi, Yilqichi; يىلقىچى يېزىسى / ), Yitimliqum Township (Yitimukong; يىتىملىقۇم يېزىسى / 依提木孔乡), Zunglang Township (Zonglang; زۇڭلاڭ يېزىسى / 宗朗乡),

Kokyar Township Kokyar (Kɵkyar, Көкяр, كۆكيار, Kök-yar, Kök-yār, , Pinyin: Kùkèyá; , ''Kēkèyà Xiāng'') is a township headquartered at a small oasis at the base of the Kunlun Mountains in southern Kargilik County, Kashgar Prefecture, southwe ...

(Kekeya; / ), Shixshu Township (Xihexiu; / ), Chipan Township (Qipan; چىپان يېزىسى / 棋盘乡), Saybagh Township (Sayibage; سايباغ يېزىسى / 萨依巴格乡) Others (其他) *兵团叶城牧场 , 阿克塔什农场 , 普萨牧场 , 叶城县公安农场 , 叶城县良种场 , 叶城县园艺场 , 叶城县林场 , 叶城县种畜场

Economy

Kargilik County's economy is based on agriculture and animal husbandry. Agricultural products include wheat, corn and cotton, as well as pomegranates, yellow pears, walnuts, and dried apricots. Industries include construction, machinery, electronics, and food processing. The county is known for the 'Kargilik Banximao Sheep' ().

Demographics

In 1997,

Uyghurs The Uyghurs; ; ; ; zh, s=, t=, p=Wéiwú'ěr, IPA: ( ), alternatively spelled Uighurs, Uygurs or Uigurs, are a Turkic ethnic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the general region of Central and East Asia. The Uyghur ...

made up 93% of the population of the county and

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made up 6% of the population. As of 2015, 490,417 of the 519,962 residents of the county were Uyghur, 23,408 were

and 6,137 were from other ethnic groups. , Uyghurs made up 91% of the population of the county. As of 1999, 90.78% of the population of Kargilik (Yecheng) County was Uyghur and 8.18% of the population was Han Chinese.

Transportation

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* China National Highway 315 *

Kashgar–Hotan railway The Kashgar–Hotan railway or Kahe railway (, abbreviated ), is a single-track, non-electrified, railway in Xinjiang, China between Kashgar and Hotan. The railway is in length and runs along the southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert, connecting ...

Historical maps

Historical English-language maps including Kargilik: File:STANFORD(1917) p61 PLATE19. SINKIANG (14597194848).jpg, Map including Kargilik (labeled as Kargalik) (1917) File:Txu-oclc-6654394-nj-43-5th-ed.jpg, Map including Kargilik (labeled as YEH-CH'ENG (KARGHALIK)) and surrounding region from the

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, 1966) File:NJ-43-12 Yeh-ch'eng, China.jpg, Map including Kargilik (labeled as Yeh-ch'eng (Karghalik)) ( ACIC, 1969) File:Operational Navigation Chart G-7, 6th edition.jpg, From the Operational Navigation Chart; map including Kargilik (labeled as YECHENG (YEH-CH'ENG)) ( DMA, 1980) File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566 g-7a.jpg, Map including Kargilik (labeled as YECHENG (YEH-CH'ENG)) ( DMA, 1984) File:Kashmir region 2004.jpg, The southern part of Kargilik County includes territory ceded to China by Pakistan but claimed by India

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References

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