Tashkorgan

Also known as Tashiku'ergan

Tashkurgan, historically known as Sarikol and Shitoucheng, is a town in the far west of China, close to the country's border with Tajikistan. It is seat of Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, in the autonomous region of Xinjiang. Tajiksethnic Pamiris who live in the Pamir Mountains of Xinjiangmake up a little over half of Tashkurgan's population.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Tashkurgan
Settlement.other_name: Taxkorgan, Sarikol, Shitoucheng
Settlement.etymology: "Stone fortress" in the Turkic languages
Settlement.nickname: Roof of Xinjiang
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Tashkurgan Eagle (39959879770).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The Flying Eagle monument in front of Tashkurgan's National Culture and Art Centre
Settlement.pushpin_map: China Xinjiang Southern
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Tashkurgan in Xinjiang
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: China
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Xinjiang
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kashgar
Settlement.subdivision_type3: County
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Tashkurgan

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

16 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Ancient and pre-modern history
Modern history
Museum
Geography
Climate
Administrative divisions
Transportation
Karakoram Highway
See also
Notes
References
Citations
Sources
External links

Tashkurgan was a significant stop on the Silk Road, with roads leading to major centers of trade such as Kashgar. It also served as the capital of a number of ancient and pre-modern kingdoms.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tashkorgan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.