Aksai Chin

Part of Kashmir administered by China Territory administered by China in * People's Republic of China * IndiaAksai Chin AksayqinTerritory administered by ChinaA map of the disputed Kashmir region showing the Chinese-administered territory of Aksai Chin in dark brown on the right.Interactive map of Aksai ChinCoordinates: 35°00′N 79°00′E / 35.0°N 79.0°E / 35.0; 79.0Country People's Republic of China (administered by) India (claimed by) County or District He'an County and Hekang County in Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang Rutog County in Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Leh district in Ladakh (claimed by India) Area • Total38,000 km2 (15,000 sq mi) Aksai Chin is a region administered by China and constituting the easternmost portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a border dispute between China and India since 1959. China administers it as part of He'an County and Hekang County of Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, and Rutog County of Ngari Prefecture, Tibet. India claims the territory, considering it part of Leh district in the union territory of Ladakh. Name Aksai Chin was first mentioned by Muhammad Amin, the Yarkandi guide of the Schlagintweit brothers, who w