'Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County' (
Uyghur Yengi Yezik: Taxkuran; ;
Sariquli Tajik in
IPA: ''; sometimes spelled 'Tashkorgan', Tashkurghan etc.) is one of the counties of
Kashgar Prefecture in western
Xinjiang.
Geography
Taxkorgan County is located in the eastern part of the
Pamir Plateau, where the
Kunlun, Kara Kunlun,
Hindukush and
Tian Shan mountains come together, at the borders with
Afghanistan (
Wakhan Corridor),
Tajikistan (
Gorno-Badakhshan Province) and Pakistani-controlled
Kashmir. The county seat is the city of
Tashkorgan.
The territorial expansion of the county is 178 km from north to south, and 140 km from east to west, the total area is about 52,400 km², at an average altitude above 4,000 metres.
The second-highest mountain of the world, Mount Qogir ("
K2"; ; 8611 m) is located in Taxkorgan, as well as the
Mutzagata (; 7546 m) and the
Kongur Tagh (; 7719 m). The two main rivers are the Taxkorgan River and the Tiznap (or Tiznef) River (). There are several hot springs and resources of gold, iron, and copper.
Climate
The average temperature is 3.3 °C, with summer maximums around 32 °C and winter minimums around -39 °C; average precipitation is 68.3 mm.
Population
The total population of Taxkorgan is 27800, among them 84%
Tajiks, 4% Han and 12% other nationalities. (Figures of 1995)
History
During the
Han dynasty, Taxkorgan was known as
Puli(Púlí 蒲犁); during the
Tang dynasty, it was a protectorate of the Parthians, during the
Yuan dynasty it was part of the
Chaghatai empire. Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County was created in 1954 and is part of the district of
Kashgar.
Main villages
Transportation
The county is served by
Karakoram Highway, which runs through
Tashkorgan City.
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