Kokyar (Kargilik)
| Uighur name | |
|---|---|
| Arabic-Persian (Kona Yeziⱪ) : | كۆكيار |
| Latin (Yengi Yeziⱪ) : | Kɵkyar |
| Cyrillic ( Soviet Union ): | Көкяр |
| official notation ( PRCh ): | Kokyar |
| other spellings: | Kök-yār |
| Chinese name | |
| Abbreviation : | 柯克亚 |
| Traditional characters : | 柯克亞 |
| Transcription in Pinyin : | Kēkèyà |
Kokyar (柯克亚乡) is a municipality in the district Kargilik of the district of Kashgar the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang of the People's Republic of China . The oasis, located 1419 m above sea level, is about 50 km south of the government seat of Kargilik County.
The municipality of Kokyar has an area of 460 km² and about 14,000 inhabitants, mostly Uyghurs who speak Uighur and produce felt , which is known throughout China . The seat of the municipal government is Kokyar Village, one of 17 villages that make up the municipality.
In the approx. 2 km wide and 8 km long oasis that surrounds the village of Kokyar, u. a. Mulberries , apricots and wheat are grown.
Koykar was the first place in the Taklamakan that one reached after overcoming the winter route of the Karakorum Pass towards Bazar Dara .
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- Stein, M. Aurel (1912). Ruins of Desert Cathay: Personal narrative of explorations in Central Asia and westernmost China, 2 vols. Reprint: Delhi. Low Price Publications. 1990.
- Stein, M. Aurel (1921). Serindia: Detailed report of explorations in Central Asia and westernmost China , 5 vols. M. Aurel Stein. 1921. London. Oxford. Clarendon Press. Reprint: Delhi. Motilal Banarsidass. 1980.
Coordinates: 36 ° 11 ′ N , 81 ° 21 ′ E