Hotan (river)
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Hotan 和田 河, Hétián hé, Hotan he خوتەن دەرياسى |
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 Satellite image of the Hotans |
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| location | Xinjiang ( PR China ) | |
| River system | Tarim | |
| Drain over | Tarim (temporarily) → Lop Nor desert | |
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Karakax and Yurungkax 38 ° 5 '7 " N , 80 ° 33' 34" E |
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Tarim coordinates: 40 ° 28 ′ 45 " N , 80 ° 56 ′ 39" E 40 ° 28 ′ 45 " N , 80 ° 56 ′ 39" E
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| length | approx. 300 km (with source river Karakax 1035 km) | |
| Catchment area | 43,600 km² | |
 Satellite image of the Taklamakan desert with the course of the Hotan river |
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 Course of the Hotan in the Tarim catchment area |
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The Hotan (also Hotan He , Chinese 和田 河 , Pinyin Hétián Hé - "River Hotan", Uighur خوتەن دەرياسى) is a river in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwest China .
The Hotan arises in the Taklamakan desert at the confluence of its two source rivers Karakax and Yurungkax , about 150 km north of the city of Hotan . It flows in a northerly direction through the Tarim Basin . Its water is used for irrigation . The river only reaches the Tarim after about 300 km when the water flow is strong, during the snowmelt in the summer months of July and August . In dry years it happens that the Hotan does not reach the Tarim at all, but rather drains away beforehand. The Hotan drains an area of 43,600 km², which extends in the south over the western Kunlun Mountains.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Article Hotan in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
