proper of Hotan broke off from the larger Hotan County to become an administrative area in its own right in August 1984. It is the seat of Hotan Prefecture...
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Hotan Prefecture (see also § Etymology) is located in the Tarim Basin region of southwestern Xinjiang, China, bordering the Tibet Autonomous Region to...
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Hotan County (also known as Gosthana, Gaustana, Godana, Godaniya, Khotan, Hetian, Hotien) is a county in the southwest of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous...
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The Hotan–Ruoqiang (Qakilik) railway or Heruo Railway (Chinese: 和若铁路) is a 825.5 km long railway line connecting the cities of Hotan and Ruoqiang in southern...
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Jade (redirect from White hotan jade)
Eastern Han period (25–220 AD) Large "mutton fat" nephrite jade displayed in Hotan Cultural Museum lobby. A selection of antique, hand-crafted Chinese jade...
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Aksai Chin (category Hotan Prefecture)
Aksai Chin is a region administered by China partly in Hotan County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang and partly in Rutog County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet and...
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The 2011 Hotan attack was a bomb-and-knife attack that occurred in Hotan, Xinjiang, China on 18 July 2011. According to witnesses, the assailants were...
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The Kashgar–Hotan railway or Kahe railway (Chinese: 喀什至和田铁路; pinyin: Kāshí zhì Hétián Tiělù, abbreviated Chinese: 喀和铁路; pinyin: Kā-Hé Tiělù), is a single-track...
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The Hotan River (also known as the Khotan River or the Ho-t'ien River) is formed by the union of the White Jade (Yurungkash) and Karakash (Black Jade)...
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days (June, 2013) Digging for jade under the G315 Highway bridge over the Hotan River Yarkand on G315 Highway, Xinjiang Yarkand on G315 Highway, Xinjiang...
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Based on the true story of the race to save a 7-year-old Uygur boy from Hotan, Xinjiang, whose arm was severed in a freak accident. The film follows the...
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flight between Hotan and Ürümqi in China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region. On 29 June 2012, an Embraer E190 operating the flight, took off from Hotan at 12:25 pm;...
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Prefecture Altay Prefecture ) Aksu Prefecture Kashgar "Kashi" Prefecture Hotan Prefecture *Shihezi *Aral *Tumxuk *Wujiaqu *Beitun *Tiemenguan *Shuanghe...
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Nephrite (redirect from Hotan jade)
"Mutton fat" jade for sale at Hotan Jade Market...
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Hotan Cultural Museum or Hetian Cultural Museum (Chinese: 和田地區博物館) is a museum in Hotan, Xinjiang, China. Founded in 1995, it has a range of silk fragments...
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in the book called Tevarih-i Muskiyun, which was written in 1867 in the Hotan Prefecture of Xinjiang. In folk etymology, it is said to mean "Place of...
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Tuanjie Square (redirect from Union Square (Hotan))
(Chinese: 团结广场; Uyghur: ئىتتىپاق مەيدانى) is the main public square of Hotan, a major town in southwestern Xinjiang, China. The square is 250 metres...
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The G3012 Turpan–Hotan Expressway (Chinese: 吐鲁番—和田高速公路, Uyghur: تۇرپان-خوتەن يۇقىرى سۈرئەتلىك تاشيولى), commonly referred to as the Tuhe Expressway (Chinese:...
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India Hotan, also known as Gosthana, a city in Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China Hotan County, also known as Gosthana County, a county in Hotan Prefecture...
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Mosque (Chinese: 加买清真寺; pinyin: Jiāmǎi Qīngzhēnsì) is the main mosque in Hotan, Xinjiang, China. It was built in 1870 and its patron is Habibullah Khan...
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Hotan railway station (Chinese: 和田站; pinyin: Hétián zhàn) is a passenger railway station in Hotan, and is the main railway station of Hotan. It opened...
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Khotan or Hotan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Khotan may refer to: Hotan, a city in Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China Hotan County, a county in Hotan Prefecture...
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The Hotan Silk Factory (Chinese: 和田丝绸厂; pinyin: Hétián Sīchóu Chǎng; lit. 'Hetian Silk Factory') is a silk factory in Hotan, Xinjiang, China. It is located...
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Prefecture Altay Prefecture ) Aksu Prefecture Kashgar "Kashi" Prefecture Hotan Prefecture *Shihezi *Aral *Tumxuk *Wujiaqu *Beitun *Tiemenguan *Shuanghe...
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Kashgar–Hotan railway in Kashgar. It also forms the Taklimakan Desert railway loop, together with sections of the Hotan–Ruoqiang railway, Kashgar–Hotan railway...
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Niya County or Minfeng County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China Niya Town, the seat of Niya/Minfeng County in Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang , China Niya...
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和田地区地方志编纂委员会 [Annals Codification Committee of Hotan Prefecture], ed. (2011). 和田地区志 上册 [Annals of Hotan Prefecture, Volume 1] (in Chinese). Ürümqi: Xinjiang...
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Hetian may refer to: Hotan (aka He Tian, Hetian), Hotan County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China Hotan County (aka He Tian, Hetian), Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang...
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city of Khotan (Hotan) to flow northeast in the Tarim Basin. It merges with the Yurungkash River, the combined river taking the name Hotan River and flowing...
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G0612 Xining–Hotan Expressway (Chinese: 西和高速公路) is a partially completed expressway in that connects Xining, the capital of Qinghai, with Hotan, Xinjiang...
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