| Karachukar Valley | |
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| Chalachigu Valley | |
  Karachukar Valley Location of Karachukar Valley in Xinjiang Show map of Southern Xinjiang Karachukar Valley Location of Karachukar Valley in China Show map of China | |
| Floor elevation | 4,100 m (13,500 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang, China |
| Coordinates | 37°9′N 74°42′E / 37.150°N 74.700°E / 37.150; 74.700 |
| Rivers | Karachukar River |
Karachukar Valley[1][a]orChalachigu Valley (Chinese: 卡拉其古河谷) is a valley in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, Xinjiang, China. It contains the basin of the Karachukar River, a tributary of the Tashkurgan River,[4] and is regarded as part of Taghdumbash Pamir.[5] The valley borders Afghanistan (Wakhan CorridororLittle Pamir) to the west and northwest, Tajikistan to the north, and Pakistan (Gojal or upper Hunza) to the south.[6] The name of the valley is from Kyrgyz, meaning "black cave".[7]
The valley is part of the Taxkorgan Nature Reserve.[8] The protected Marco Polo sheep is only found in the wild around this area.[6] The region is often referred to by the Chinese as the Chinese portion of the Wakhan Corridor.[9] There is an ethnic Kyrgyz village called Bayik (Chinese: 排依克村orChinese: 阿特加依里村).[10][11]
The entire Chalachigu Valley is closed to visitors. However, local residents and herders from the area are permitted access.[citation needed]
In March 2017, CCTV-7's Documentary for Military program[12] produced a mini-series covering the numerous border outposts in Chalachigu Valley.[13]
| Chalachigu Valley | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 卡拉其古河谷 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 卡拉其古河谷[7] | ||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Kǎlāqígǔ xiágǔ | ||||||
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| Karachukur Valley | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 喀拉其庫爾河谷 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 喀拉其库尔河谷 | ||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Kālāqíkùěr hégǔ | ||||||
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The valley was a significant thoroughfare of the Silk Road during ancient times.[citation needed] Around the valley are numerous passes connecting to other countries:
Of the above passes, it is believed that the famous Chinese Buddhist pilgrim Xuanzang traveled through Wakhjir Pass on his return trip back to China around 649 AD.[14] Some Chinese historians argue that he also used Beyik Pass on his way to India.[15]
Descending the Killik Pass we emerged into the Karachukur Valley, here about two miles wide ... forms a wedge of Chinese territory driven in between Russia and India, and joins at its western end a similar narrow tongue of Afghanistan.
The western part is drained by the Chalachigu River, a branch of the Taxkorgan River which meets the Yarkant River north of the reserve.
consisting of fewer than 150 animals, was confined to the western part of the Chalachigu Valley, a finger of land extending between Afghanistan on the north and Pakistan to the south.
卡拉其古柯尔克孜语是"黑洞"的意思，是古丝绸之路的重要关卡，也是瓦罕走廊中国通向境外的第一站，环境恶劣，位置重要。
Basically flat and in places more than 5km wide, the Taxkorgan Valley (the Taghdumbash Pamir on old maps) was part of the ancient Silk Route known viable population of Marco Polo sheep in China was confined to the western part of Chalachigu Valley
这里是瓦罕走廊第一村——排依克村
瓦罕走廊中国境内唯一的村庄--阿特加依里村
玄奘从这里东南行经过排依克山口到达羯盘陀国...他经过的这个山口就是符合以上这些条件的唯一路径
