Qiemo
چەرچەن 且末 Qarqan | |
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County-level town | |
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  Qiemo Location in Xinjiang | |
| Coordinates: 38°08′04″N 85°31′49″E / 38.13444°N 85.53028°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture | Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture |
| County | Qiemo |
| Elevation | 1,252 m (4,108 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 18,893 |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Major ethnic groups | Uyghur[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 841900 |
The oasis town of Qiemo or Cherchen (Uyghur: چەرچەن, Чәрчән, Chinese: 且末; pinyin: Qiěmò; Uighur: Qarqan, also spelled Charchan) is the capital of Qiemo County, Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. It is on the Qiemo River and at the foot of the Qilian Mountains, on the Southern Silk Route. In ancient times, the town and the kingdom it controlled were jointly known as Shanshan.
- ^ 1997年且末县行政区划. XZQH.org (in Simplified Chinese). 10 December 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
且末镇 县政府驻地。民国37年（1948）为且末镇，1949年为县第一区的巴扎乡，1958年改镇，1981年更名且末镇。面积4平方千米，人口1万，其中维吾尔族占67％。