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English: Yarkand (modern Chinese Shache) 37°52′N 77°24′E alt. about 1,189 m. or 3,900 ft.; pop. about 72,000 in 1990), was an ancient Buddhist kingdom located between Pishan and Kashgar on the branch of the Silk Road that ran along the southern edge of the Taklamakan desert in the Tarim Basin. The area lies in present day Xinjiang, China.


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[edit] Old city streets / Calles de la ciudad vieja

[edit] Yarkand Kingdom Cemetery / Tumbas de los reyes de Yarkand

[edit] Amannisa Khan Mausoleum / Mausoleo de Amannisa Khan


[edit] See also / Ver también

More photos of Yarkand at Category:Yarkand / Más fotos de Yarkand en Categoría Yarkand