Qiemo Town

Qiemo
چەرچەن
且末
Qarqan
County-level town
Qiemo is located in Xinjiang
Qiemo
Qiemo
Location in Xinjiang
Coordinates: 38°08′04″N 85°31′49″E / 38.13444°N 85.53028°E / 38.13444; 85.53028
CountryChina
ProvinceXinjiang
PrefectureBayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
CountyQiemo
Elevation
1,252 m (4,108 ft)
Population
 • Total18,893
Ethnic groups
 • Major ethnic groupsUyghur[1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code841900

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.

  1. ^ 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%。