Aksai Chin

Aksai Chin
Aksayqin
Territory administered by China
A map of the disputed Kashmir region showing the Chinese-administered territory of Aksai Chin in dark brown on the right.
Interactive map of Aksai Chin
Coordinates: 35°00′N 79°00′E / 35.0°N 79.0°E / 35.0; 79.0
Country
County or District
Area
 • Total
38,000 km2 (15,000 sq mi)

Aksai Chin is a region administered by China partly in He'an County and Hekang County of Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, and partly in Rutog County of Ngari Prefecture, Tibet, and constituting the easternmost portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a dispute between India and China since 1959. China administers the region and claims it as part of the Xinjiang and Tibet autonomous regions. India meanwhile claims it as part of Leh district in the union territory of Ladakh.


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