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Why visit Shache
Townapedia lists 7 museums and landmarks, 7 parks and trails, 6 places to eat, 6 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Weather in Shache
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About Shache
Yarkant County, also known as Yakan County or Shache County, is a county in the Xinjiang, China, located on the southern rim of the Taklamakan Desert in the Tarim Basin. It is one of 11 counties administered under Kashgar Prefecture. The county, usually referred to as Yarkand in English, was the seat of an ancient Buddhist kingdom on the southern branch of the Silk Road and the Yarkand Khanate. The county sits at an altitude of 1,189 metres (3,901 ft) and as of 2003 had a population of 373,492.
From the Wikipedia article Yarkant County (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Shache on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks7
Mausoleum of Amannisa Khan
Monument and historic site · 1.3 km
Amannisa Khan was the wife of Sultan Abdurrashid, one of the great rulers of the Saidiye Khanate (Yarkand Khanate), and was renowned for...
Parks, trails and playgrounds7
Restaurants and cafes6
Where to stay6
Churches and places of worship3
Shopping2
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries34
Healthcare7
Map of Shache
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Getting there and nearby towns
Shache Airport (QSZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 25 km away.
- Gulebage 1 km southwest, about 1 min by car
- Mixia 4 km north, about 4 min by car
- Tuomuwusitang 6 km south, about 6 min by car
- Arele 8 km southeast, about 8 min by car
- Yishikuli 9 km northwest, about 9 min by car
- Qia'erbage 10 km southeast, about 10 min by car
- Wudalike 11 km southwest, about 11 min by car
- Yingwusitang 12 km south, about 12 min by car
- Tage'erqi 14 km north, about 14 min by car
- Paikeqi 15 km north, about 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Reviews, tips and questions
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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
- Yarkand-calles-d01, Colegota, CC BY-SA 2.5 es
- 2015-09-12-123007 - Moschee beim Grabmal der Amann Shahan Isa Khan, Zossolino, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2015-09-12-102816 - Grabmal der Amann Shahan Isa Khan (1526-1560), Zossolino, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2015-09-12-102842 - Grabmal der Amann Shahan Isa Khan (1526-1560), Zossolino, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2015-09-12-104010 - Grabmal der Amann Shahan Isa Khan (1526-1560), Zossolino, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2015-09-12-104325 - Grabmal der Amann Shahan Isa Khan (1526-1560), Zossolino, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2015-09-12-105316 - Friedhof beim Grabmal der Amann Shahan Isa Khan, Zossolino, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS011-E-7879 - View of Kyrgyzstan, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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