Brief introduction of Kashgar, Xinjiang

1. Kashgar in Xinjiang generally refers to Kashgar, that is, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The whole region governs 1 county-level city, 1 county and1autonomous county, with a total area of162,000 square kilometers. According to the data of the seventh census, as of 0: 00 on June165438+1October 65438 in 2020, the resident population in Kashgar was 4,496,377.

Kashgar is located in the northwest of People's Republic of China (PRC) and southwest of Xinjiang. It borders Taklimakan Desert in the east, Keping County and Awati in the northeast, Atushi County, Wuqia County and Akto County in the northwest, Pishan County in the southeast, Tajikistan in the west and Afghanistan and Pakistan in the southwest.

3. Kashgar was called Shule, Renru and Shufu in ancient times, including Shule (now Kashgar, Shufu County, Shule County and Jiashi County), Puli (now Tashkurgan), shache, Ai Yin (now Yengisar and Akto), Wuhe House (now south of Tashkurgan) and Xiye (now Tower). As the transportation hub of the ancient Silk Road, Kashgar is an international commercial port where Chinese and foreign businessmen gather. It is also the only national historical and cultural city in Xinjiang, which embodies the characteristics and essence of Uygur folk customs, culture and art, architectural style and traditional economy.