Tacheng

Tacheng
Tarbagatay, Chuguchak, Qoqek
"Ruins in Chuguchak" by Vasily Vereshchagin (1869)
"Ruins in Chuguchak" by Vasily Vereshchagin (1869)
Location of Tacheng City (pink) in Tacheng Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Location of Tacheng City (pink) in Tacheng Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Tacheng is located in Dzungaria
Tacheng
Tacheng
Location of the city centre in Xinjiang
Tacheng is located in Xinjiang
Tacheng
Tacheng
Tacheng (Xinjiang)
Tacheng is located in China
Tacheng
Tacheng
Tacheng (China)
Coordinates (Tacheng municipal government): 46°45′06″N 82°59′13″E / 46.7517°N 82.9869°E / 46.7517; 82.9869
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
PrefectureTacheng
Municipal seatHeping Subdistrict
Area
 • Total3,991.9 km2 (1,541.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total158,098
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Postal code
834700
Websitewww.xjtcsh.gov.cn
Tacheng
Chinese name
Chinese塔城
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTǎchéng
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese缺切克
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQuēqièkè
Second alternative Chinese name
Chinese楚呼楚
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChǔhūchǔ
Third alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese塔尔巴哈台
Traditional Chinese塔爾巴哈台
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTǎ'ěrbāhātái
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicТарвагатай
Mongolian scriptᠲᠠᠷᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠠᠢ
Uyghur name
Uyghurچۆچەك
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiChöchek
Yengi YeziⱪQɵqək
SASM/GNCQoqek
Siril YëziqiЧөчәк
Kazakh name
Kazakhشاۋەشەك قالاسى
Шәуешек қаласы
Şäueşek qalasy
Daur name
DaurТарбгьти
Tarbgti

Tacheng[2] (Chinese: 塔城), also known as Tarbagatay, Chuguchak[3] or Qoqek,[4] is a county-level city and the administrative seat of Tacheng Prefecture, in northern Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang. The Chinese name "Tacheng" is an abbreviation of "Tarbagatay City", a reference to the Tarbagatay Mountains. Tacheng is located in the Dzungarian Basin, some 10 km (6.2 mi) from the Chinese border with Kazakhstan. For a long time it has been a major center for trade with Central Asia because it is an agricultural hub. Its industries include food processing, textiles, and utilities.

  1. ^ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. ^ The official spelling according to 中国地名录. Beijing: SinoMaps Press (中国地图出版社). 1997. ISBN 7-5031-1718-4.
  3. ^ Lumley, John (1869), Report by Mr. Lumley, Her Majesty's Secretary of Embassy at St. Petersburgh, on the Tea Trade of Russia, dated May 4, 1867. [Extracted from "Commercial reports" presented to Parliament, July 1867.], p. 73
  4. ^ Kraus, Charles (June 2019). "Laying Blame for Flight and Fight: Sino-Soviet Relations and the 'Yi–Ta' Incident in Xinjiang, 1962". The China Quarterly. 238: 504. doi:10.1017/S0305741018001789. ISSN 0305-7410.


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