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Location of Xinjiang Autonomous Region within China Location of Kashgar within Xinjiang Autonomous Region


Kashgar, a County-Level City, has approximately 350,000 residents in the western part of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Kashgar is the administrative center of Kashgar Prefecture which has an area of 162,000 km 2 and a population of approximately 3.5 million.

The city covers an area of 15 km 2 The altitude averages 1,289 m (4,282 ft.) above sea level. The city is located in the western extremity of China, near the border with Tajikistan.