Aksu

E158489

Aksu is a city in northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, known as an important oasis and agricultural center along the historic Silk Road.

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Label Occurrences
Aksu canonical 6

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
oasis city
administrativeDivisionOf China
surface form: People's Republic of China
agriculturalProduct apples
cotton
grapes
melons
climate cold desert climate
continental arid climate
country China
economicActivity agriculture
cotton production
fruit cultivation
textile industry
ethnicGroup Han Chinese
Uyghurs
governingBody Aksu Prefecture authorities
surface form: Aksu municipal government
hasAirport Aksu Airport
hasLanguageCommunity Mandarin Chinese
Uyghurs
surface form: Uyghur
hasRiver Aksu River
historicalRegion Xinjiang
surface form: Chinese Turkestan

Turkestan
surface form: East Turkestan
historicalRole caravan stop on the Silk Road
language Standard Chinese
Uyghur language
locatedIn Tarim Basin
Xinjiang
surface form: Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

northwestern China
Northwest China
surface form: southern Xinjiang
locatedOn Aksu River
near Taklamakan Desert
Tien Shan
surface form: Tianshan Mountains
onRoute Silk Road routes
surface form: historic Silk Road
partOf Aksu Prefecture
regionType oasis region
religion Buddhism
surface form: Buddhism (historical)

Islam
role regional transport hub in southern Xinjiang
significance Silk Road city
agricultural center
important oasis
subdivisionType county-level city
terrain oasis on the edge of the Taklamakan Desert
timeZone China Standard Time
transport China National Highway 314
Southern Xinjiang Railway
surface form: Southern Xinjiang railway
utcOffset +8

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