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Karakax County

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Country
  
China

Population (2002)
  
420 000

Area
  
25,667 km²

Prefecture-level division
  
Hotan Prefecture

Prefecture-level divisions
  
Hotan Prefecture

Time zone
  
China Standard (UTC+8)

Province
  
Xinjiang

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قاراقاش ناھىيەلىك خەلق ھۆكۈمىتى ئاممىۋى ئۇچۇر تورى

Moyu (Karakax) County or Qaraqash County (Chinese: 墨玉县, Pinyin: Mòyù Xiàn; Uyghur: قاراقاش ناھىيىسى, Қарақаш Наһийиси‎, ULY: Qaraqash Nahiyisi, UYY: K̡arak̡ax Nah̡iyisi?) is a county within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Hotan Prefecture. It contains an area of 25,667 km2. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 420,000.

Contents

Map of Karakax, Hotan, Xinjiang, China

History

In December 2016, the Communist Party office in Moyu County was reportedly attacked by assailants using knives and improvised explosive devices, leading to the deaths of two government employees and three assailants.

Transportation

Pishan is served by China National Highway 315 and the Kashgar-Hotan Railway.

References

Karakax County Wikipedia