Tashkorgan Town
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Tashkurgan تاشقورغان بازىرى 塔什库尔干镇 |
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 Tashkurgan
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| Coordinates: 37°46′22″N 75°13′28″E / 37.77278°N 75.22444°ECoordinates: 37°46′22″N 75°13′28″E / 37.77278°N 75.22444°E | |
| Country | China |
| Region | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture | Kashgar |
| County | Tashkurgan |
| Elevation | 3,094 m (10,151 ft) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Tashkurgan (Uyghur: تاشقورغان بازىرى, Ташқурган; Sarikoli: [tɔʃqyrʁɔn buzur]; Chinese: 塔什库尔干镇; pinyin: Tǎshíkùrgān zhèn) is the principal town and seat of Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, Xinjiang, China.
Tashkurgan means "Stone Fortress" or "Stone Tower" in the Turkic languages. Historical Chinese name for the town was a literal translation (Chinese: 石头城). The official spelling is Taxkorgan, while Tashkorgan and Tashkurghan appear occasionally in literature. The town's name is written in the Uyghur Arabic alphabet as تاشقۇرغان and in the Uyghur Latin alphabet Tashqurghan baziri. Historically, the town was also called Sarikol (سريكال) or Sariqol (سرقول) or the traditional spelling, (ساريق قول).
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