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Why visit Qaraqash
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 2 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Weather in Qaraqash
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About Qaraqash
Karakax County (Uyghur: قاراقاش ناھىيىسى, also transliterated as Qaraqash; Chinese: 喀拉喀什县), also known as Moyu County (Chinese: 墨玉县), is a county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is located in the southern edge of the Tarim Basin, it is under the administration of the Hotan Prefecture. It contains an area of 25,667 km2 (9,910 sq mi). According to the 2011 census it has a population of 577,000 and 98.1% are Uyghurs. The county is bordered to the north by Awat County in Aksu Prefecture, to the northeast by Lop County, to the southeast by Hotan County, to the northwest by Maralbexi County in Kashgar Prefecture, and to the southwest by Pishan County and Kunyu.
From the Wikipedia article Karakax County (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks3
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes2
History
In the Late Qing dynasty, the area that would become Karakax County was divided into four ming (明) (Mandarin Chinese Hanyu Pinyin-derived names): Hayashi (哈雅什明), Buhua (布華明), Makuiya (馬奎牙明), and Kuiya (奎牙明). On the eve of the creation of the county, the area was divided into six ming (明): Zhawa (扎瓦明), Ying'ai (英愛明) (also known as Tahe (塔合明)), Balamusu (巴拉木蘇明), Kuiya (奎牙明), Makuiya (馬奎牙明), and Ka'ersai (喀爾賽明).
In October 1984, the people's communes in the county were replaced with towns and townships.
In 2012, Zawa (Zhawa) was changed from a township into a town.
In 2013, Kuya (Kuiya) was changed from a township into a town.
On February 13, 2014, Qarasaz (Ka'ersai) was changed from a township into a town.
On the morning of June 20, 2014, five police officers at a security checkpoint in Kayash village in Manglay township were found dead killed by unknown assailants. The security checkpoint, known as a place where women wearing headscarves and men wearing beards would be interrogated, was razed to the ground.
At 3 AM on July 19, 2014, the day after a raid at a local mosque, Zeynep Memtimin, wife of party secretary Rejep Islam, was killed by unknown assailants in an attack at their home. Islam was severely injured and left for dead, but survived.
From the History section of Karakax County on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship1
Shopping4
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries30
Healthcare10
پولات كۆزكىسەللىكلىرى دوختۇرخانىسى قاراقاش تارماق دوختۇرخانىسى
Hospital · 1.3 km
Map of Qaraqash
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Getting there and nearby towns
Hotan Kungang Airport (HTN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 30 km away.
- Manglai 5 km west, about 5 min by car
- Tuohula 5 km southwest, about 5 min by car
- Puqiakeqi 6 km northwest, about 6 min by car
- Tuwaite 9 km north, about 9 min by car
- Jiahanbage 9 km south, about 9 min by car
- Kuiya 9 km west, about 9 min by car
- Ying’awati 9 km east, about 9 min by car
- Kuoyiqi 9 km north, about 9 min by car
- Zhawa 11 km southwest, about 11 min by car
- Kageleke 12 km west, about 12 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Karakax Paddy Field (IMG 20170519 115504), Voidvector, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Karakash river during dry season, Voidvector, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS054-E-2756 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS054-E-4752 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS054-E-4751 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS054-E-2757 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS015-E-13166 - View of China, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS015-E-13167 - View of China, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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