Aksu

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Aksu is a city in northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, known as an important oasis and agricultural center along the historic Silk Road.

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Label Occurrences
Aksu canonical 16

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
oasis city ⓘ
administrativeDivisionOf People's Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: China
agriculturalProduct apples ⓘ
cotton ⓘ
grapes ⓘ
melons ⓘ
climate cold desert climate ⓘ
continental arid climate ⓘ
country China ⓘ
economicActivity agriculture ⓘ
cotton production ⓘ
fruit cultivation ⓘ
textile industry ⓘ
ethnicGroup Han Chinese ⓘ
Uyghurs ⓘ
governingBody Aksu municipal government ⓘ
hasAirport Aksu Airport ⓘ
hasLanguageCommunity Mandarin Chinese ⓘ
Uyghur ⓘ
linked to: Uyghurs
hasRiver Aksu River ⓘ
historicalRegion Chinese Turkestan ⓘ
linked to: Xinjiang

East Turkestan ⓘ
linked to: Turkestan
historicalRole caravan stop on the Silk Road ⓘ
language Standard Chinese ⓘ
Uyghur language ⓘ
locatedIn Tarim Basin ⓘ
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region ⓘ
linked to: Xinjiang

northwestern China ⓘ
southern Xinjiang ⓘ
linked to: Northwest China
locatedOn Aksu River ⓘ
near Taklamakan Desert ⓘ
Tianshan Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Tien Shan
onRoute historic Silk Road ⓘ
linked to: Silk Road routes
partOf Aksu Prefecture ⓘ
regionType oasis region ⓘ
religion Buddhism (historical) ⓘ
linked to: Buddhism

Islam ⓘ
role regional transport hub in southern Xinjiang ⓘ
significance Silk Road city ⓘ
agricultural center ⓘ
important oasis ⓘ
subdivisionType county-level city ⓘ
terrain oasis on the edge of the Taklamakan Desert ⓘ
timeZone China Standard Time ⓘ
transport China National Highway 314 ⓘ
Southern Xinjiang railway ⓘ
utcOffset +8 ⓘ

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