The Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County (Uyghur Yengi Yezik̢: Taxk̢urƣan; Chinese: 塔什库尔干塔吉克自治县, Pinyin: Tǎshìkù'ěrgàn Tǎjíkè zìzhìxiàn; Sariquli Tajik in IPA: tɔʃqyrʁɔn tuʤik ɔftunum nɔja; sometimes spelled Tashkorgan, Tashkurghan etc.) in Kashgar Prefecture in western Xinjiang is located on the eastern part of the Pamir Plateau, where the Kunlun, Kara Kunlun, Hindukush and Tian Shan mountains come together, at the borders with Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir. Its territorial expansion is 178 km from north to south, and 140 km from east to west, the total area is about 52,400 km², on an average altitude above 4,000 metres.

The second-highest mountain of the world, Mount Qogir ("K2"; Chinese: Qiáogēlǐ Fēng 乔戈里峰; 8611 m) is located in Taxkorgan, as well as the Mutzagata (Chinese: Mùshìtǎgé Fēng 慕士塔格峰; 7546 m) and the Kongur Tagh (Chinese: Gōnggé'ěr Shān 公格尔山; 7719 m). The two main rivers are the Taxkorgan River and the Tiznap (or Tiznef) River (Chinese: Tízīnàfǔ Hé 提孜那甫河). 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 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. The Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County was created in 1954 and is part of the Kashgar district.

Main villages

External link

• 塔什库尔干自治县县政县情概况 (in Chinese)

Prefecture-level divisions of Xinjiang

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