Tashkurgan
Taxkorgan, Sarikol, Shitoucheng | |
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.jpg) The Flying Eagle monument in front of Tashkurgan's National Culture and Art Centre | |
| Nickname: Roof of Xinjiang | |
  Tashkurgan Location of Tashkurgan in Xinjiang | |
| Coordinates: 37°46′22″N 75°13′28″E / 37.77278°N 75.22444°E | |
| Country | China |
| Region | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture | Kashgar |
| County | Tashkurgan |
| Residential communities | 6 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,094 m (10,151 ft) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
• Total | 8,919 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Major ethnic groups | Chinese Tajiks (Pamiris)[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Tashkurgan,[a] historically known as Sarikol and Shitoucheng, is a town in the far west of China, close to the country's border with Tajikistan. It is seat of Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, in the autonomous region of Xinjiang. Chinese Tajiks – ethnic Pamiris who live in the Pamir Mountains of Xinjiang – make up a little over half of Tashkurgan's population.
Tashkurgan was a significant stop on the Silk Road, with roads leading to major centers of trade such as Kashgar. It also served as the capital of a number of ancient and pre-modern kingdoms.
- ^ a b 1997年塔什库尔干县行政区划. XZQH.org (in Simplified Chinese). 18 November 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
塔什库尔干镇 县政府驻地。清光绪年间为蒲犁厅底驿。1950年为一区三乡，1959年成立塔什库尔干公社，1984年改镇。面积4平方千米，人口0.5万，其中塔吉克族占50.1％，辖喀什尕勒、库勒巴扎、英协海尔3个居委会。镇区自西汉以来为历代军政机关驻地，中西政治、经济、文化和商旅交往的门户。314国道从镇内通过。镇北有古代"石头城"城堡遗址。
- ^ 塔什库尔干县历史沿革. XZQH.org (in Simplified Chinese). 14 November 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
2000年第五次人口普查，塔什库尔干塔吉克自治县常住总人口30454人，其中：塔什库尔干镇5112人、 ... 2010年第六次人口普查，塔什库尔干塔吉克自治县常住总人口37843人，其中：塔什库尔干镇8919人，
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