Shule County
| Shule (Kashgar Yengisheher) County 疏勒县 • قەشقەر يېڭىشەھەر ناھىيىسى | |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture-level divisions | Kashgar Prefecture |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 疏勒縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 疏勒县 | ||||||||
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| Uyghur |
قەشقەر يېڭىشەھەر ناھىيىسى | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Kashgar New Town County | ||||||||
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Shule (Kashgar Yengisheher) County is a county situated in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administrative jurisdiction of the Kashgar Prefecture. It is located to the South of Kashgar City. In Ancient times, the Shule area was once the home to a Xiyu oasis civilisation, the Shule Kingdom.
Transportation
Shule is served by China National Highway 315 and the Kashgar-Hotan Railway.
See also
Coordinates: 39°23′29″N 76°02′24″E / 39.39139°N 76.04000°E
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