Location: located between 73
20' - 7057' east longitude and 3520' - 4018' north latitude, bordering the Taklamakan desert in the east, the Kunlun Range and Ali prefecture of in the south
Neighboring areas: Gansu province and Qinghai province, Tibet Autonomous Region
Physical Features: two river systems of the Yarkant River and the Kashgar River with a total annual runoff of 10.9 to 11.9 billion cubic meters
Population: 200,000
Area: 162.000 sq km
Nationalities: Han, Hui and Uygur
History: a history of more than 2000 years; belonged to the Zhuangpu prefectural General's Office of the HunIn in Han dynasty; there after, submitted to the authorities of the Western Han dynasty after the trading links with Han formed by Zhang Qian - the special envoy to the Western Region sent by Emperor Wudi; one of the four important towns in Anxi during Tang dyansty; later becoming the seat of government of the Kashgar Councillor in Qing dynasty
Climatic Features: mainly a continental climate; varied greatly with topography as plain climate, desert climate and mountain climate; frost-free period of 215 days
Average Temperature: 11.7C annually with the lowest of -24.4C and the highest of 40.1C
Rainfall: 27 mm annually
Mountains: Mt. Kongur
Rivers: Yarhant River, Kashgar River
Products: wheat, maize cotton, barley, highland barley, rape, sesame, peanuts and flax
Local Highlights: kashgar's local songs and dance ,crafts, roast lamb, shishi-kebab, and baled fish
Recommended Tour including the visit to Kashgar:
Classical Silk Road: 14 days, Urumqi, Kashgar, Turpan, Dunhuang, Xian, Shanghai
Silk Road, Yangtze: 17 days, Beijing, Urumqi, Kashgar, Dunhuang, Xian, Yangtze River Cruise
Trip to Urumqi, Kashgar: 6 days Silk Road Trip of Urumqi and Kashgar More Kashgar Tour Information:
Hiking Tours: Information about hiking in Kashgar for your reference
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Q & A on Kashgar Prefecture
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Jan. 12,2010 12:27 Reply
Mr.Carla Rho(Italy) said:
Thank you for your quick response. We are two very keen amateur photographers. We travelled from Kunming to Lhasa by car with a driver and a guide Aug 2009, and would be interested in a tour including Urumqui and Kashgar - as often as possible off the beaten roads and in contact with local villagers. Any good tips or warnings?
Jan. 29,2010 21:38
Mr.ALIMUSLIM(China) replied:
You can vist the Uyghur people in Doungkouvruk(Erdaoqiao)in Urumqi and meet with the Uyghur intellectuals in Xinjiang University,there is a Uyghur musiem in Xinjiang University,I think it is one of the nice place to go.
It comes to kashgar,dont forget to go to the Yarkent county of Kashgar and another city named Atush near the Kshgar.The local people of Kashgar is really good.Good luck!
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Jan. 23,2010 18:22 Reply
Ms.Bales(USA) said:
I like this website but I wish it had more information, because the information is good there is just not enough. I have to write a report for school. Is there a website that has all of the copyright stuff like the makers of the website so that I can put it in my bibliography.
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Jan. 11,2010 16:51 Reply
Mr.Carla(Italy ) said:
Hi, I'm planning to travel to Urumqi and Kashgar in August. All tours offer transfers by plane. Is there a way to travel by road? Thanks.
Jan. 11,2010 20:55
Mr.Jamie replied:
Yes, there is bus from Urumqi to Kashgar. The distance is over 400kms. However, the road situation is so bad which will be a suffer to take a bus. And, the security is not assured, especially during the rainy season, when the road may be destroyed.
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Sep. 5,2009 23:37 Reply
Mr.Kaufman(USA) said:
What kind of road is from Kashgar to Heitan, how far is it away and about how many hours does it take by car?
Sep. 9,2009 20:17
Mr.Sandy replied:
It is over 530 km from Kashigar to Hetian. There are buses from kashgar every 1.5 hours from 10am. The ticket fare is about 180RMB. It will take 7-8 hours on road. There are cars waiting there. They will wait for 4 people in one car and drives you to Hetian. It maybe faster and you can ask the drive to stop at anytime on the way for you to take photo, or s short view of the places passed by. Negoriate the price with the driver, it should be the price I told above.
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Sep. 5,2009 23:35 Reply
Mr.Kaufman(USA) said:
How can i find someone that could go around with a car or motorcycle to diferant places in the Xinjiang province to take pictures of interesting rivers and and talk to interesting people for me?