Aksu Prefecture
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Aksu Prefecture is an administrative region in Xinjiang, China, known for its oasis cities along the northern edge of the Taklamakan Desert and its role as a historical hub on the Silk Road.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aksu Prefecture canonical | 2 |
| Yarkant County | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative region
ⓘ
prefecture-level division ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Aksu City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders |
Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hotan Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Kashgar Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyrgyzstan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Aksu City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | continental arid climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Aksu City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alar City NERFINISHED ⓘ Awat County NERFINISHED ⓘ Baicheng County NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalpin County NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuche City NERFINISHED ⓘ Wensu County NERFINISHED ⓘ Wushi County NERFINISHED ⓘ Xinhe County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
irrigated agriculture ⓘ textile industry ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
Han Chinese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uyghurs NERFINISHED ⓘ other ethnic minorities ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | oasis region ⓘ |
| governingBody | Aksu Prefecture government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature | desert-oasis transition zone ⓘ |
| historicalRole | Silk Road hub ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important node on ancient trade routes between China and Central Asia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
cotton production ⓘ fruit cultivation ⓘ oasis cities ⓘ |
| language |
Mandarin Chinese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uyghur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northwest China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Xinjiang ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Tianshan Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northern edge of the Taklamakan Desert ⓘ |
| partOf |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
|
| regionType | prefecture-level city and counties ⓘ |
| river | Aksu River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region government system ⓘ |
| timeZone | China Standard Time ⓘ |
| traversedBy | historical Silk Road routes ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +8 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yarkant County