kashgar people Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/kashgar-people Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:00:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 Kashgar Map http://toursmaps.com/kashgar-map.html http://toursmaps.com/kashgar-map.html#respond Fri, 10 Feb 2017 05:50:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=230737 Autonomous region of Xinjiang Altitude: 1289m/4229ft. Population: 100,000 (conurbation 300,000) The oasis town of Kashgar (also Kaxgar, Chin. Kashi) lies on the old Silk Road in the west of the autonomous region of Xinjiang, at 75°58’E and 39°35’N. It is about 1000km/620 miles from Uriimqi, the capital ofthe region, and is connected with it by regular flights (about 4hrs) and buses (3-5 days). Kashgar, the most westerly town in China, is predominantly inhabited by Uigurs and is heavily influenced by Islam. The traditional craftwork includes carpets, embroidery and musical instruments. Kashgar was founded over 2100 years ago by Huns, Indoscyths,

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