Yarkent

Yarkent

Yarkand

Yarkand est une ville-oasis du Xinjiang, en Chine. Sa population était de 72.000 habitants en 1990, en majorité ouïghours. C'est le chef-lieu du xian de Yarkand.

L'oasis est arrosée par les eaux de la rivière Yarkand et couvre 3.210 km².

La ville, située sur la route de la soie, occupe une situation stratégique entre Khotan et Kashgar. Elle fut la capitale du khanat de Kashgar au XVIIe siècle, et appartient aux Chinois depuis 1767.

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