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Hotan

Hotan is a major oasis town in southwestern Xinjiang, an autonomous region in Northwestern China. The city proper of Hotan broke off from the larger Hotan County to become an administrative area in its own right in August 1984. It is the seat of Hotan Prefecture.

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Area code
0903
Autonomous region
Xinjiang
Country
China
Demonym(s)
Hotanese, Khotanese
Elevation
1,382 m (4,534 ft)
GDP (Nominal)
2018

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Nodes137
Edges136
Triples271
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014599
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related to Buddhist Khotan · 25
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related to history · 24
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related to Etymology · 23
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related to External links · 21
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related to Post-Qing · 19
Hotan → Abdullah Bughra, Beginning, China, During, Emirs, Islamic, Khotan, Kumul Rebellion, Kuomintang, Muhammad Amin Bughra, Nur Ahmad Jan Bughra, Qing, Republican, Sheng, Sheng Shicai, Tarim Basin, The, Tunganistan, Xinjiang
related to Qing period · 16
Hotan → By, China, Dungan Revolt, Dzungar, Dzungar Khanate, However, Kashgar, Kashgaria, Qing, Qing Wars, The, The Qing, Turkic, Xinjiang, Yaqub Beg, Yettishar
related to Nephrite jade · 15
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related to Fabrics and carpets · 14
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related to Gallery · 12
Hotan → DMA, Ho-t'ien, Hotan Cultural Museum, Hotan Cultural MuseumLocal, HotanEntrance, HotanUyghur, Ilchi, Khotan, Khotan Jade Market CenterEntrance, Map, Market, Sunday
related to Geography and climate · 12
Hotan → According, Although, Due, January, July, Kunlun Mountains, Köppen BWk, March, October, The, World Air Quality Report, Xinjiang

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khotan city china chinese jade uyghur xinjiang region kashgar silk century buddhist one population tarim oasis khotanese name basin county

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HotanArea code09031.00infobox
HotanAutonomous regionXinjiang1.00infobox
HotanCountryChina1.00infobox
HotanDemonym(s)Hotanese, Khotanese1.00infobox
HotanElevation1,382 m (4,534 ft)1.00infobox
HotanGDP (Nominal)20181.00infobox
HotanLicense plate prefix新R1.00infobox
HotanMunicipal seatNurbagh Subdistrict1.00infobox
HotanPostal code8390001.00infobox
HotanPrefectureHotan1.00infobox
HotanTime zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])1.00infobox
HotanWebsiteHotan Government Website (in Chinese)1.00infobox
Hotan– Growth7.1%1.00infobox
Hotan– Per Capita¥20,399 $3,0761.00infobox
Hotan– Total¥8.274 billion $1.247 billion1.00infobox
Hotan• Density1,075.5/km2 (2,785.6/sq mi)1.00infobox
Hotan• Ethnic groups90.3% Uyghur1.00infobox
Hotan• Ethnic groups9.4% Han Chinese1.00infobox
Hotan• Ethnic groups<0.3% other1.00infobox
Hotan• Spoken languagesUyghur, Mandarin Chinese1.00infobox
Hotan• Total465.84 km2 (179.86 sq mi)1.00infobox
Hotan• Total501,0281.00infobox
Hotanis amajor oasis town in southwestern Xinjiang0.90text
Hotanis alast municipality in Xinjiang with a majority Ugyhur presence in the core of the city0.90text
Hotanlocated inthe Tarim Basin some 10.90text

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