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Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County



Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County (Uyghur Yengi Yezik: Taxkuran; , Pinyin: Tǎshìkù'ěrgàn Tǎjíkè zìzhìxiàn; Sariquli Tajik in IPA: tqyrn tuik ftunum ja; sometimes spelled Tashkorgan, Tashkurghan etc.) in Kashgar Prefecture in western Xinjiang is located on the eastern part of the Pamir Plateau, where the Kunlun, Kara Kunlun, Hindukush and Tian Shan mountains come together, at the borders with Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir. The capital of the county is the city of Tashkorgan. Its territorial expansion is 178 km from north to south, and 140 km from east to west, the total area is about 52,400 km², on an average altitude above 4,000 metres.



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