City

Kashgar

Old city of Kashgar on the Silk Road
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Xinjiang • China • 1350 m

The city of Kashgar is in the far NW China, west of the Taklamakan desert at the foot of the Tian Shan range. The oasis of Kashgar is an important crossroads of trade routes from the North, West, from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is also located at the northern end of the Karakorum highway that takes the Khunjerab Pass connects Kashgar to the city of Islamabad in Pakistan.