Uqturpan County

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Uqturpan County[5][6][7] or Uchturpan County[8][9][10] (transliterated from Uyghur: ئۇچتۇرپان ناھىيىسى; Chinese: 乌什吐鲁番县), also Wushi County (Chinese: 乌什县), is a county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region under the administration of Aksu Prefecture and shares an approximately 150 km (93 mi)[2][clarification needed] long border with Kyrgyzstan's Issyk-Kul Region. The county is bordered to the northeast by Onsu County (Wensu), to the southeast by Aksu city, to the west by Akqi County in Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture and to the south by Kalpin County (Keping). It has an area of 9,012 square kilometres (3,480 sq mi) and as of the 2002 census a population of 180,000.

Uqturpan County
  • ئۇچتۇرپان ناھىيىسى (Uyghur)
  • 乌什县 (Chinese)
Uchturpan, Wushi, Uch Turfan, Wushih
Location of Uqturpan County (red) within Aksu Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Location of Uqturpan County (red) within Aksu Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Uqturpan is located in Xinjiang
Uqturpan

Uqturpan

Location of the seat in Xinjiang

Uqturpan is located in China
Uqturpan

Uqturpan

Uqturpan (China)

Coordinates: 41°12′50″N 79°13′23″E / 41.21389°N 79.22306°E / 41.21389; 79.22306
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
PrefectureAksu
County seatUqturpan Town (Wushi)
Township-level divisions3 towns, 6 townships[1]
Area
 • Total9,051.54 km2 (3,494.82 sq mi)
Elevation1,200–2,000 m (3,937–6,561 ft)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total205,571
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
 • Major ethnic groupsUyghur[4]
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Postal code
843400
Websitewww.ws.gov.cn (in Chinese)
Uqturpan County
Uyghur name
Uyghurئۇچتۇرپان ناھىيىسى
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese乌什
Traditional Chinese烏什
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese乌什吐鲁番县
Traditional Chinese烏什吐魯番縣

Name

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Uqturpan is also spelled Uchturpan and Uch-Turfan.[11]

History

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Tang

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During the Battle of Aksu (717), the Umayyad Caliphate and their Turgesh and Tibetan Empire allies hope to seize Uqturpan (then known as Dai-dʑiᴇk-dʑiᴇŋ) from Tang-Karluks-Exiled Western Turkic Khaganate allies but were repelled.[12]

Qing

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Uqturpan (c. 1759)

Ush Turfan was the site of a battle between Barhanuddin and Abdulla during the Revolt of the Altishahr Khojas.[13][self-published source][14] Six years after the Revolt of the Altishahr Khojas, ten years after the Qing's rescue of the Khoja Brothers from Dzungars, an anti-Qing uprising of the local Turkic (later "Uyghur") people took place in Uqturpan. Legend says that a local rebel leader was married to Iparhan, known as the "Fragrant Concubine" a descendant of Apaq Khoja. During the turmoil, many fled, and the thousands who remained were killed by Sino-Manchu forces. Later, the area was repopulated by migrants from what is now Southern Xinjiang.[15]

The Ush rebellion in 1765 by Uyghurs against the Manchus occurred after Uyghur women were gang raped by the servants and son of Manchu official Su-cheng.[16] It was said that Ush Muslims had long wanted to sleep on [Sucheng and son's] hides and eat their flesh. because of the rape of Uyghur Muslim women for months by the Manchu official Sucheng and his son.[17] The Manchu Emperor ordered that the Uyghur rebel town be massacred, the Qing forces enslaved all the Uyghur children and women and slaughtered the Uyghur men.[18] Manchu soldiers and Manchu officials regularly having sex with or raping Uyghur women caused massive hatred and anger by Uyghur Muslims to Manchu rule.[19]

21st century

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Uqturpan delegates (bottom group, flag "乌什") in Peking in 1761. 万国来朝图

In 2012, Aqyar Township (Aheya) was made a town.[20]

 
Khojis (−1781), a Uyghur governor of Us-Turfan. Painting by Ignatius Sichelbart, a European Jesuit artist at the Chinese court in 1775.[21]

In a 2012 article from Radio Free Asia, it was reported that according to family sources and local authorities, Islam Urayim, then 32, a native of Uqturpan County who had been deported to China on December 19, 2009, despite seeking asylum in Cambodia, had been sentenced to life in prison. It was unclear when Urayim was sentenced or on what charges he was convicted.[22]

On April 3, 2015, Imam Township (Yimamu) was made a town.[23]

On October 27, 2019, at 1:29 PM, a 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit Uqturpan County. No casualties were reported.[5]

According to a 2020 Radio Free Asia report, it was estimated by local officials that 20,000 Uyghurs were detained in the three re-education camps in the county.[24]

Geography

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The highest point in Uqturpan County is Zhatekelie Feng (扎特克列峰) at 5,135 m (16,847 ft) above sea level.[2]

59.9% of the territory of Uqturpan County is mountainous, 27.6% is Gobi-like desert areas and 12.5% is valley flatland.[2]

Administrative divisions

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Uqturpan County administered 3 towns, 5 townships and 1 ethnic townships:[25][1][20]


Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Administrative division code Notes
Towns
Uqturpan Town
(Wushi Town)
乌什镇 Wūshí Zhèn ئۇچتۇرپان بازىرى Uchturpan baziri 652927100
Aqyar Town[26] (Aheya, Akyar;[27] 阿合雅镇 Āhéyǎ Zhèn ئاقيار بازىرى Aqyar baziri 652927101
Imam Town[28] 依麻木镇 Yīmámù Zhèn ئىمام بازىرى Imam baziri 652927102 formerly Imam Township (依麻木乡)
Townships
Aqtoqay Township 阿克托海乡 Ākètuōhǎi Xiāng ئاقتوقاي يېزىسى[29] Aqtoqay yëzisi 652927200
Yakowruk Township[30] 亚科瑞克乡 Yàkēruìkè Xiāng ياكۆۋرۈك يېزىسى[31] yaköwrük yëzisi 652927201
Achatagh Township 阿恰塔格乡 Āqiàtǎgé Xiāng ئاچاتاغ يېزىسى[32] Achatagh yëzisi 652927202
Yengiawat Township[33] 英阿瓦提乡 Yīng'āwǎtí Xiāng يېڭىئاۋات يېزىسى yëngi'awat yëzisi 652927205
Otbeshi Township 奥特贝希乡 Àotèbèixī Xiāng ئوتبېشى يېزىسى[34] Otbëshi yëzisi 652927207
Ethnic township
Yamansu Kyrgyz Ethnic Township 亚曼苏柯尔克孜族乡 Yàmànsū Kē'ěrkèzīzú Xiāng يامانسۇ قىرغىز يېزىسى yamansu qirghiz yëzisi 652927206 (Kyrgyz)
جامانسۇۇ قىرعىز ايىلى
Жаман-Суу Кыргыз айылы

Climate

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Climate data for Uqturpan, elevation 1,396 m (4,580 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 9.7
(49.5)
14.5
(58.1)
27.1
(80.8)
31.5
(88.7)
32.7
(90.9)
35.7
(96.3)
36.9
(98.4)
35.4
(95.7)
34.2
(93.6)
27.5
(81.5)
20.1
(68.2)
16.9
(62.4)
36.9
(98.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −2.0
(28.4)
3.8
(38.8)
12.5
(54.5)
20.6
(69.1)
24.8
(76.6)
27.9
(82.2)
29.6
(85.3)
28.5
(83.3)
24.3
(75.7)
17.7
(63.9)
8.2
(46.8)
−0.1
(31.8)
16.3
(61.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −9.0
(15.8)
−2.7
(27.1)
6.0
(42.8)
13.7
(56.7)
17.6
(63.7)
20.7
(69.3)
22.2
(72.0)
21.3
(70.3)
16.9
(62.4)
9.6
(49.3)
1.3
(34.3)
−6.4
(20.5)
9.3
(48.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −15.0
(5.0)
−8.6
(16.5)
0.0
(32.0)
6.9
(44.4)
10.8
(51.4)
13.9
(57.0)
15.3
(59.5)
14.7
(58.5)
10.4
(50.7)
3.2
(37.8)
−3.6
(25.5)
−11.2
(11.8)
3.1
(37.5)
Record low °C (°F) −26.6
(−15.9)
−27.3
(−17.1)
−15.1
(4.8)
−3.4
(25.9)
1.3
(34.3)
4.7
(40.5)
8.1
(46.6)
6.0
(42.8)
−0.2
(31.6)
−4.5
(23.9)
−12.3
(9.9)
−23.4
(−10.1)
−27.3
(−17.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.2
(0.09)
4.8
(0.19)
5.7
(0.22)
10.3
(0.41)
16.5
(0.65)
24.2
(0.95)
23.9
(0.94)
27.8
(1.09)
23.5
(0.93)
4.0
(0.16)
2.5
(0.10)
2.2
(0.09)
147.6
(5.82)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.2 2.6 2.0 2.9 5.9 7.9 9.0 9.7 6.3 1.8 1.5 2.5 55.3
Average snowy days 6.3 3.7 1.9 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 5.3 19.5
Average relative humidity (%) 71 63 51 44 48 52 56 59 63 64 70 75 60
Mean monthly sunshine hours 170.9 187.9 217.7 244.8 282.7 294.7 312.8 286.0 260.2 248.1 185.0 152.6 2,843.4
Percent possible sunshine 57 62 58 60 62 65 69 68 71 74 64 54 64
Source: China Meteorological Administration[35][36]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2000177,410—    
2010197,990+1.10%
[20]

As of 2015, 216,579 of the 235,336 residents of the county were Uyghur, 11,462 were Han Chinese, 5,613 were Kyrgyz and 1,682 were from other ethnic groups.[37]

As of 1999, 90.01% of the population of Uqturpan (Wushi) County was Uyghur and 6.73% of the population was Han Chinese.[38]

Economy

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Uqturpan County's economy is primarily based on agriculture and animal husbandry, producing wheat, rice, corn, cotton, sesame (胡麻), rapeseed, and pelts. Industries include cooking oil processing, tractor repair, and construction among others.[39]

As of 1885, there was about 86,800 acres (572,793 mu) of cultivated land in Uqturpan.[40]

Historical maps

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Historical English-language maps including Uqturpan:

Notes

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  1. ^ Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.
  2. ^ From map: "THE DELINEATION OF INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES ON THIS MAP MUST NOT BE CONSIDERED AUTHORITATIVE"
  3. ^ From map: "The representation of international boundaries is not necessarily authoritative."

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