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River in People's Republic of China For the river in Afghanistan, see Khulm River.
Tashkurgan River
Tashkurgan River is located in Southern XinjiangTashkurgan RiverThe Mouth of Tashkurgan River
Location
CountryChina
ProvinceXinjiang
Physical characteristics
SourceKarakoram
 • coordinates37°19′00″N 75°24′45″E / 37.316613°N 75.412488°E / 37.316613; 75.412488
MouthYarkand River
 • coordinates37°48′39″N 76°12′03″E / 37.8108°N 76.2009°E / 37.8108; 76.2009
Length190 km
Basin features
ProgressionYarkandTarimTaitema Lake
LandmarksTashkurgan Town
Tributaries 
 • leftKalaqi Ku'er River

The Tashkurgan River (Chinese: 塔什库尔干河; pinyin Tǎshíkù'ěrgàn hé) is a river in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of western China. The Tashkurgan River runs through Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County and is one of the tributaries of the Yarkand River in the Tarim Basin.

The river is formed by the joining of several mountain streams originating in the Karakoram range and northern Hindu Kush mountains. It flows due north to Tashkurgan. Then it turns right flowing through the mountains and joins the Yarkand River.

References

  1. Gregory, Patrick T (1977), Life-history Parameters of the Red-sided Garter Snake (Thamnophis Sirtalis Parietalis) in an Extreme Environment, the Interlake Region of Manitoba, National Museums of Canada, ISBN 978-0-662-00002-0


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