Yurungkash River
E570049
The Yurungkash River is a major river in China’s Xinjiang region that flows through the oasis city of Hotan on the southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yurungkash River canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Taklamakan Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeTerritory | People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
White Jade River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yulongkashi River NERFINISHED ⓘ Yurungkax River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | arid ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | interior basin of the Tarim Basin ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | northward ⓘ |
| flowsNear | city of Hotan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Hotan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation | Hetian jade production ⓘ |
| hasEconomicUse |
agriculture support
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ |
| hasGeomorphologicalEffect | forms alluvial fans near Hotan ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalRole | major water source for Hotan oasis ⓘ |
| hasImportance | major river in southern Xinjiang ⓘ |
| hasLocalNameLanguage | Uyghur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | White Jade River in Uyghur ⓘ |
| hasResource | nephrite jade pebbles ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalVariation | snowmelt-fed high flows in spring and early summer ⓘ |
| isMajorRiverOf | Hotan Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOf | principal rivers on southern rim of Tarim Basin ⓘ |
| knownFor | alluvial deposits containing white nephrite jade ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hotan Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Tarim Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hotan River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough | oasis areas near Hotan ⓘ |
| region | Southern Xinjiang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Kunlun Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
local agriculture
ⓘ
oasis settlements ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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