Shule County

Not to be confused with Yengisar County or Xinshi District, Ürümqi.
Shule County
疏勒县 (Chinese)
يېڭىشەھەر ناھىيىسى (Uyghur)
Yengisheher, Yengixahar
County
Location of Shule County (red) within Kashgar Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Location of Shule County (red) within Kashgar Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Shule is located in Southern Xinjiang
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Location of the seat in Xinjiang
Shule is located in Xinjiang
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Shule (Xinjiang)
Shule is located in China
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Shule (China)
Coordinates: 39°23′29″N 76°02′24″E / 39.39139°N 76.04000°E / 39.39139; 76.04000
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
PrefectureKashgar
County seatYengisheher (Shule)
Area
[1]
 • Total2,394 km2 (924 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total355,544
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
 • Major ethnic groupsUyghur[3]
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Postal code
844200
Websiteshule.gov.cn (in Chinese)
Shule County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese疏勒县
Traditional Chinese疏勒縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShūlè Xiàn
Wade–GilesShu¹-lê⁴ Hsien⁴
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese英纳协海尔县
Traditional Chinese英納協海爾縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYīngnàxiéhǎi'ěr Xiàn
Second alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese喀什噶尔英纳协海尔县
Traditional Chinese喀什噶爾英納協海爾縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKāshígá'ěr Yīngnàxiéhǎi'ěr Xiàn
Uyghur name
Uyghurقەشقەر يېڭىشەھەر ناھىيىسى‎
Literal meaningKashgar New City County
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiQeshqer Yëngisheher Nahiyisi
Yengi YeziⱪⱩəxⱪər Yengixǝⱨǝr naⱨiyisi
SASM/GNCKaxgar Yengixahar Nahiyisi
Siril YëziqiҚәшқәр Йеңишәһәр наһийиси

Shule County, also known as Yengisheher County[4] or Yengixahar County,[5] is a county of Kashgar Prefecture, in Xinjiang, China. It is located to the south of Kashgar. In ancient times, the Shule area was once the home to a Xiyu oasis civilisation, the Shule Kingdom.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference govyengixahar was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  3. ^ 1997年疏勒县行政区划. XZQH.org (in Simplified Chinese). 19 November 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2020. 面积2399平方千米，人口26.3万，有维吾尔、汉、柯尔克孜、回、乌孜别克、哈萨克、满、锡伯、塔塔尔、达斡尔、俄罗斯、蒙古、塔吉克等民族，其中维吾尔族占93％，辖3镇12乡，县政府驻疏勒镇。
  4. ^ "2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: China—Xinjiang". United States Department of State.
  5. ^ Vicky Xiuzhong Xu; Danielle Cave; James Leibold; Kelsey Munro; Nathan Ruser (1 March 2020). "Uyghurs for sale". Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Retrieved 24 March 2020. The transfer of Uyghur labour to Anhui was part of a 'Xinjiang Aid' project organised by the Guangdong government, which also involved HYP setting up a highly secure factory in Xinjiang's Shule (Yengixahar) county (Figure 11).


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