Kuqa, Xinjiang
Kuqa
Kucha, Kuche, Kuchar, Qiuci | |
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Location of Kuqa City (red) within Aksu Prefecture (yellow) in Xinjiang | |
Kuqa Location of the seat Kuqa Kuqa (China) | |
| Coordinates: 41°43′N 82°58′E / 41.717°N 82.967°E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture | Aksu |
| Municipal seat | Yengisheher Subdistrict (Xincheng Subdistrict) |
| Area | |
• Total | 15,200 km2 (5,900 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,072 m (3,517 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 530,328 |
| • Density | 34.9/km2 (90.4/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Major ethnic groups | Uyghur |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 842000 |
| Website | www |
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| Uyghur name | |||||||||||
| Uyghur | كۇچار | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 库车 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 庫車 | ||||||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 龟兹 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 龜茲 | ||||||||||
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Kuqa (/ˈkuːtʃə/ KOO-chə) is a county-level city in Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. It is located in the center of Xinjiang, where the northern limit of the Tarim Basin meets the southern foot of the Tian Shan mountains. The area was once the site of the ancient Buddhist kingdom of Kucha, an important Central Asian state during the height of the Silk Road. The Uyghur-majority city is known for its Buddhist caves and temple ruins which predate the arrival of Islam.