Aykol, China

阿依库勒乡

Aykol is a town of 11,260 people in Xinjiang, China.

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Population11,260 GeoNames

Local name阿依库勒乡

RegionXinjiang

Elevation1,075 m 3,527 ft

Time zoneAsia/Urumqi

Land area49.1 km²

Nearest airportAksu Hongqipo Airport (AKU) 36 km

About Aykol

Aykol Township (Uyghur: ئايكۆل يىزىسى, Айкол; also Ayikule; Chinese: 阿依库勒乡) is a township in Poskam County (Zepu County) in the Kashgar Prefecture of Xinjiang, in northwestern China. Located 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) west of the main office of Poskam County Office, it lies on the southern bank of the Yarkand River.

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History

In August 2013, at the end of Ramadan, violence erupted in Aykol.

On April 15, 2019, a farming cooperative was established in Bashösteng (Bashiwusitang).

From the History section of Aykol on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting there and nearby towns

Aksu Hongqipo Airport (AKU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 36 km away.

Aqsu 28 km northeast, about 28 min by car
Wensu 36 km north, about 36 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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