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Location of Hotan Prefecture within Xinjiang
The 'Hotan Prefecture' (Chinese: “和田”,
Pinyin: Hétián Dìqū;
Uyghur: خوتەن ۋىلايىتى / )
[1] is located in the south-western part of the
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region,
China.
Administrative divisions
The Khotan Prefecture is divided into one
county-level city:
Khotan City, and seven
counties:
Khotan County,
Karakash County,
Pishan County,
Lop County,
Chira County,
Keriye County and
Minfeng County.
Footnotes
1. The official spelling is "Hotan" according to ''Zhōngguó dìmínglù'' 中国地名录 (Beijing, ''Zhōngguó dìtú chūbǎnshè'' 中国地图出版社 1997); ISBN 7-5031-1718-4; p. 304.