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Mosque in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, with a large dome and four tall minarets decorated with colorful green, blue, and yellow tiles. Map of East and Central Asia highlighting the location of Kashgar in far western China, near the borders with India, Pakistan, and several disputed territories. Surrounding countries such as Mongolia, Russia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Nepal, Bhutan, and India are labeled. An inset globe in the upper left shows the broader region's location within Asia. A smiling man and child sit behind large sacks filled with various seeds and grains at a market stall in Kashgar, China.
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Add new Web site: E3S Web of Conferences - A Study on �Kashgar City Circle� Industry Development in the Contest of the Silk Road Economic Belt (PDF). Mar 14, 2025
Add new Web site: The New York Times - Kashgar, On China's Silk Road. Dec 09, 2023
Map added. Sep 15, 2023
Removed media. Nov 15, 2021
Add new Web site: Encyclopaedia Iranica - Kashgar. Nov 16, 2017
Media added. Jun 16, 2017
Add new Web site: ChinaCulture.org - Kashgar. Jul 26, 2010
Article updated and transliteration changed to Pinyin. Aug 14, 2008
Article revised and updated. Jun 15, 2006
Article revised. Nov 12, 2004
Article revised. Feb 08, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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