Artux
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Artux 阿图什市 • ارتىش شاارى • ئاتۇش شەھىرى (Chinese) • (Uyghur) • (Kyrgyz) |
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 Artux
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| Coordinates: 39°42′0″N 76°09′15.79″E / 39.70000°N 76.1543861°ECoordinates: 39°42′0″N 76°09′15.79″E / 39.70000°N 76.1543861°E | |
| Country | China |
| province | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture | Kizilsu (Kirghiz) |
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| • Total | 15,698 km2 (6,061 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 210,000 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (35/sq mi) |
Artux, Atush or Atushi (simplified Chinese: 阿图什; traditional Chinese: 阿圖什; pinyin: Ātúshí, Xiao'erjing: اَتُشِ; Uyghur: ئاتۇش, Атуш, ULY: Atush, UYY: Atux?; Kyrgyz: ارتىش, Артыш, Artış) is a county-level city in Xinjiang. The area is 15,509 km² and the total population is 200,000 (2002). Artux is the seat of Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture.
It is situated in the northwest part of the Tarim Basin, south of the Tien Shan mountains. The city’s annual mean temperature is 12 ℃, precipitation 80 millimeters.
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