Karasahr
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Karasahr or Karashar, which was originally known in the Tocharian languages as Ārśi, Qarašähär, or Agni or the Chinese derivative Yanqi, is an ancient town on the Silk Road and the capital of Yanqi Hu
Karasahr downtown mosque
Soldiers from Karasahr, 8th century CE
Turkish dignitaries visiting king Varkhuman in Samarkand. One of them is labeled as coming from Argi (Karashahr in modern Xinjiang). Afrasiab mural, probably painted between 648 and 651 CE.
Kaidu River in Yanqi
Tarim Basin
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The Tarim Basin is an endorheic basin in Xinjiang, Northwestern China, occupying an area of about 888,000 km2 and the largest basin in Northwest China. Located in China's Xinjiang region, it is someti
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…to in classical Chinese sources as Yanqi, was located on the branch of the Silk Route that ran along the northern edge of the Taklamakan Desert in the Tarim Basin. The earliest known inhabitants of the area were an Indo-European people who apparently referred to themselves and the city as Ārśi (pronounced "Arshi…
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The Tarim Basin is the oval desert in Central Asia.
Tarim Basin, ancient boat-shaped coffins
Tarim mummies, found in westernmost Xinjiang, in the Tarim Basin.