Tashkurgan
means “stone fort”. in the local language. Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County is located east of the Pamir Plateau, and southwest of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It is a strategically located small town with an area of 24088.82sq km. It is bordered in the northwest by Tajikistan, in the southwest by Afghanistan, in the south by Pakistan and in the east and southeast by Kargilik and Yarkand counties of Kashgar. Tashkurgan is an interesting small town located on the Pamir Plateau. This area was extremely isolated until the rebuilding of the Karakoram highway in 1987. Even today, the local community lives in a very traditional fashion with only a single road from Kashgar reaching there. It has retained a certain uniqueness. There are around 53000 people (according to statistics in 2010) living in Tashkurgan. They are Tajik, Uyghur, Kirgiz, Han and Hui nationalities. Tashkurgan is 290 km from Kashgar and 1765 km from Urumqi, the regional capital city of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region. Source: www.kashgarguide.com
means “stone fort”. in the local language. Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County is located east of the Pamir Plateau, and southwest of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It is a strategically located small town with an area of 24088.82sq km. It is bordered in the northwest by Tajikistan, in the southwest by Afghanistan, in the south by Pakistan and in the east and southeast by Kargilik and Yarkand counties of Kashgar. Tashkurgan is an interesting small town located on the Pamir Plateau. This area was extremely isolated until the rebuilding of the Karakoram highway in 1987. Even today, the local community lives in a very traditional fashion with only a single road from Kashgar reaching there. It has retained a certain uniqueness. There are around 53000 people (according to statistics in 2010) living in Tashkurgan. They are Tajik, Uyghur, Kirgiz, Han and Hui nationalities. Tashkurgan is 290 km from Kashgar and 1765 km from Urumqi, the regional capital city of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region. Source: www.kashgarguide.com
Tashkurgan Stone Fort
located in the north of downtown Tashkurgan. Tashkurgan was named after the Stone City or Stone Fort. The Stone City has a history dating back more than 2000 years. It is located at where the middle and southern Silk routes from Kashgar, Yarkand and Kargilik meet. The Stone City is the ruins of the Tajik kingdom. It was built 20 meters above the level of downtown Tashkurgan. In order to raise the base of the palace, rocks were carried from nearby mountains. Today, only the entrance to Stone City and some city walls are standing. The rest has been destroyed. Standing in the Stone City, one can get a perfect view of the village, surroundings and grassland next to Stone City. Source: www.kashgarguide.com
located in the north of downtown Tashkurgan. Tashkurgan was named after the Stone City or Stone Fort. The Stone City has a history dating back more than 2000 years. It is located at where the middle and southern Silk routes from Kashgar, Yarkand and Kargilik meet. The Stone City is the ruins of the Tajik kingdom. It was built 20 meters above the level of downtown Tashkurgan. In order to raise the base of the palace, rocks were carried from nearby mountains. Today, only the entrance to Stone City and some city walls are standing. The rest has been destroyed. Standing in the Stone City, one can get a perfect view of the village, surroundings and grassland next to Stone City. Source: www.kashgarguide.com
Tashkurgan Wetland