Yurungkash River

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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.

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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

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Hotan locatedByRiver Yurungkash River