Shule (Kashgar Yengisheher) County 疏勒县 • قەشقەر يېڭىشەھەر ناھىيىسى |
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Location of the county |
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Country | China |
Province | Xinjiang |
Prefecture-level divisions | Kashgar Prefecture |
Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Shule County | |||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 疏勒縣 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 疏勒县 | ||||||||
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Uyghur |
قەشقەر يېڭىشەھەر ناھىيىسى
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Literal meaning | Kashgar New Town County | ||||||||
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Shūlè Xiàn |
Wade–Giles | Shu1-le4 Hsien4 |
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Latin Yëziqi | Qeshqer Yëngisheher Nahiyisi |
Yengi Yeziⱪ | Ⱪəxⱪər Yengixǝⱨǝr naⱨiyisi |
Siril Yëziqi | Қәшқәр Йеңишәһәр наһийиси |
Shule (Kashgar Yengisheher) County is a county situated in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administrative jurisdiction of the Kashgar Prefecture. It is located to the South of Kashgar City. In Ancient times, the Shule area was once the home to a Xiyu oasis civilisation, the Shule Kingdom.
Shule is served by China National Highway 315 and the Kashgar-Hotan Railway.
Coordinates: 39°23′29″N 76°02′24″E / 39.39139°N 76.04000°E