Yanqi Hui Autonomous County
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Yanqi Hui Autonomous County
|native_name = {{native name|zh-hans|焉耆回族自治县}}
{{lower|0.2em|{{native name|ug-Arab|يەنجى خۇيزۇ ئاپتونوم ناھىيىسى}}}}
|other_name = Kara Shahr, Yenki, Qarasheher, Karashahr
|postal_code =
|postal_code_type = Postal code
|settlement_type = Autonomous county
|image_skyline = Mosque yanqi xinjiang.jpg
|imagesize =
|image_caption = Mosque in the city center of Yanqi
|image_map = Location of Yanqi within Xinjiang (China).png
|map_caption = Yanqi County (red) within Bayin'gholin Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
|pushpin_map = China Xinjiang Bayingolin#Xinjiang#China
|pushpin_label = Yanqi
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location of the seat in Xinjiang
|coordinates = {{coord|42.0598|N|86.5741|E|format=dms|type:adm3rd_region:CN-65_source:Gaode|display=it}}
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = China
|subdivision_type1 = Autonomous region
|subdivision_name1 = Xinjiang
|subdivision_type2 = Autonomous prefecture
|subdivision_name2 = Bayin'gholin
|seat_type = County seat
|seat = Karasahr (Yanqi)
|area_code =
|area_land_km2 =
|area_total_km2 = 2,429.2
|area_water_km2 =
|population =
|population_as_of = 2020
|population_density_km2 = auto
|population_total = 122,961
| population_footnotes = [http://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/xinjiang/admin/ Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties]
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|timezone = China Standard{{efn|Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.}}
|utc_offset = +8
|website = {{URL|http://www.xjyq.gov.cn/}}
}}
{{Infobox Chinese
|pic=Kaidu river yanqi xinjiang.jpg |piccap=Kaidu River ({{lang|zh-hans|开都河}}), ancient name Liusha River ({{lang|zh-Hans-CN|流沙河}}), in the seat of Yanqi
|s=焉耆回族自治县 |t=焉耆回族自治縣
|p=Yānqí Huízú Zìzhìxiàn
|xej=یًاکِ خُوِزُو زِجِثِیًا
|uig=يەنجى خۇيزۇ ئاپتونوم ناھىيىسى
|uly=Yenji Xuyzu Aptonom Nahiyisi
|uyy=Yenji Xuyzu Aptonom Nahiyisi
|sgs=Yanji Huyzu Aptonom Nahiyisi
|usy=Үәнҗи Хуизу Аптоном Наһийиси
|order=st
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Yanqi Hui Autonomous County (Uyghur: Qarasheher, Karashahr) is an autonomous county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture. It has an area of {{convert|2429|km2|abbr=on}}. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 120,000.
The Shikshin Buddhist Temple Ruins are located in Yanqi County, about {{convert|25|–|30|km|abbr=on}} southwest of the town of Yanqi.
Administrative division
The Yanqi Hui Autonomous County is made up of 4 towns and 4 townships:{{cite web|url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2022/65/28/652826.html|script-title=zh:2022年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：焉耆回族自治县|publisher=National Bureau of Statistics of China|date=|access-date=}}
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| Name
! Simplified Chinese ! Hanyu Pinyin ! Uyghur Latin (ULY) ! Mongolian (traditional) ! Mongolian (Cyrillic) |
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| colspan="9" style="text-align:center; background:#d3d3d3;"|Towns |
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| Karasahr Town | {{lang|zh-hans|焉耆镇}} | {{Transliteration|zh|Yānqí Zhèn}} | {{lang|ug|قاراشەھەر بازىرى}} | {{Transliteration|ug|qarasheher baziri}} | {{MongolUnicode|ᠶᠠᠨᠵᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ|style=max-height:2.5em;text-align:left;word-wrap:normal}} | {{lang|mn|Яанж балгас}} | 652826100 |
| Xigxin Town (Shikshin Town, Qigxin Town) | {{lang|zh-hans|七个星镇}} | {{Transliteration|zh|Qīgèxīng Zhèn}} | {{lang|ug|شىگشىن بازىرى}} | {{Transliteration|ug|shigshin baziri}} | | | 652826101 |- | {{lang|zh-hans|永宁镇}} | {{Transliteration|zh|Yǒngníng Zhèn}} | {{lang|ug|يۇڭنىڭ بازىرى}} | {{Transliteration|ug|yungning baziri}} | | | 652826102 |- | Denzil Town | {{lang|zh-hans|四十里城子镇}} | {{Transliteration|zh|Sìshílǐchéngzǐ Zhèn}} | {{lang|ug|دەنزىل بازىرى}} | {{Transliteration|ug|denzil baziri}} | | | 652826103 |- | colspan="9" style="text-align:center; background:#d3d3d3;"|Townships |---------- | {{lang|zh-hans|北大渠乡}} | {{Transliteration|zh|Běidàqú Xiāng}} | {{lang|ug|بېيداچۈ يېزىسى}} | {{Transliteration|ug|bëydachü yëzisi}} | | | 652826200 |- | {{lang|zh-hans|五号渠乡}} | {{Transliteration|zh|Wǔhàoqú Xiāng}} | {{lang|ug|ۋۇخاۋچۈ يېزىسى}} | {{Transliteration|ug|wuxawchü yëzisi}} | | | 652826201 |- | {{lang|zh-hans|查汗采开乡}} | {{Transliteration|zh|Cháhàncǎikāi Xiāng}} | {{lang|ug|چاغانچېكە يېزىسى}} | {{Transliteration|ug|chaghanchëke yëzisi}} | | | 652826203 |- | {{lang|zh-hans|包尔海乡}} | {{Transliteration|zh|Bāo'ěrhǎi Xiāng}} | {{lang|ug|بورقاي يېزىسى}} | {{Transliteration|ug|borqay yëzisi}} | | | 652826204 |- |} Others:
Demographics{{bar box |title= The proportion of nationalities in Yanqi Hui Autonomous County, 2018 |left1=Nationality |right1=Percentage |float= |bars= {{bar percent|Han People|red|37.5}} {{bar percent|Uyghurs|blue|35.0}} {{bar percent|Hui People|gold|24.3}} {{bar percent|Mongols|yellow|2.3}} {{bar percent|Others|grey|0.9}}}} HistorySee Karasahr. Climate{{Weather box|width=auto |metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Yanqi, elevation {{convert|1055|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) |Jan record high C = 6.8 |Jan record low C = -26.8 |Feb record high C = 12.6 |Feb record low C = -24.9 |Mar record high C = 24.1 |Mar record low C = -16.4 |Apr record high C = 33.6 |Apr record low C = -4.4 |May record high C = 34.9 |May record low C = -0.9 |Jun record high C = 36.1 |Jun record low C = 4.7 |Jul record high C = 38.8 |Jul record low C = 7.2 |Aug record high C = 38.8 |Aug record low C = 6.0 |Sep record high C = 34.6 |Sep record low C = 0.1 |Oct record high C = 28.3 |Oct record low C = -6.4 |Nov record high C = 18.5 |Nov record low C = -21.6 |Dec record high C = 7.4 |Dec record low C = -25.9 |year high C = |year low C = |year high F = |year low F = |Jan high C = -4.3 |Feb high C = 3.4 |Mar high C = 12.9 |Apr high C = 21.4 |May high C = 26.3 |Jun high C = 29.6 |Jul high C = 31.1 |Aug high C = 30.3 |Sep high C = 25.8 |Oct high C = 18.1 |Nov high C = 7.8 |Dec high C = -2.1 |Jan mean C = -11.1 |Feb mean C = -4.3 |Mar mean C = 4.9 |Apr mean C = 13.4 |May mean C = 18.7 |Jun mean C = 22.4 |Jul mean C = 23.6 |Aug mean C = 22.3 |Sep mean C = 17.3 |Oct mean C = 9.4 |Nov mean C = 0.8 |Dec mean C = -7.4 |Jan low C = -16.4 |Feb low C = -11.0 |Mar low C = -2.5 |Apr low C = 5.5 |May low C = 11.1 |Jun low C = 15.2 |Jul low C = 16.6 |Aug low C = 15.2 |Sep low C = 9.7 |Oct low C = 2.4 |Nov low C = -4.4 |Dec low C = -11.7 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 1.6 |Feb precipitation mm = 2.3 |Mar precipitation mm = 1.9 |Apr precipitation mm = 5.4 |May precipitation mm = 12.1 |Jun precipitation mm = 14.3 |Jul precipitation mm = 16.6 |Aug precipitation mm = 13.4 |Sep precipitation mm = 6.5 |Oct precipitation mm = 4.0 |Nov precipitation mm = 1.2 |Dec precipitation mm = 1.8 |Jan humidity = 76 |Feb humidity = 63 |Mar humidity = 47 |Apr humidity = 40 |May humidity = 42 |Jun humidity = 49 |Jul humidity = 55 |Aug humidity = 56 |Sep humidity = 57 |Oct humidity = 61 |Nov humidity = 70 |Dec humidity = 77 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 2.9 |Feb precipitation days = 1.5 |Mar precipitation days = 0.7 |Apr precipitation days = 1.2 |May precipitation days = 2.6 |Jun precipitation days = 4.7 |Jul precipitation days = 6.8 |Aug precipitation days = 4.5 |Sep precipitation days = 2.8 |Oct precipitation days = 1.4 |Nov precipitation days = 0.7 |Dec precipitation days = 2.9 |year precipitation days = |Jan sun = 161.7 |Feb sun = 194.8 |Mar sun = 250.9 |Apr sun = 270.7 |May sun = 307.4 |Jun sun = 293.8 |Jul sun = 299.3 |Aug sun = 295.5 |Sep sun = 286.2 |Oct sun = 264.3 |Nov sun = 202.4 |Dec sun = 130.4 |year sun = | Jan percentsun = 54 | Feb percentsun = 64 | Mar percentsun = 67 | Apr percentsun = 67 | May percentsun = 68 | Jun percentsun = 65 | Jul percentsun = 66 | Aug percentsun = 70 | Sep percentsun = 78 | Oct percentsun = 79 | Nov percentsun = 70 | Dec percentsun = 46 | year percentsun = |Jan snow days = 8.9 |Feb snow days = 2.6 |Mar snow days = 0.4 |Apr snow days = 0.5 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0.2 |Nov snow days = 0.9 |Dec snow days = 8.5 |year snow days = |source 1 = China Meteorological Administration{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans |access-date=10 October 2023}} {{cite web|url=https://experience.arcgis.com/template/e724038fda394e9d9b7921f10fd1aa55/page/%E7%BA%AF%E8%A1%A8%E6%A0%BC%E7%BB%9F%E8%AE%A1-(%E5%AF%B9%E6%AF%948110%E5%8F%98%E5%8C%96)/?org=UQmaps |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网|publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans | access-date =10 October 2023 |title=Experience Template }} }} EconomyThe county economy is predominantly agricultural with 13,000 hectares used to cultivate red pepper.{{cite news|title=Yanqi Hui county starts 13000 hectare red pepper bumper harvest|url=http://www.freshplaza.com/article/181689/China-Yanqi-Hui-county-starts-13000-hectare-red-pepper-bumper-harvest|agency=China News Xinjiang|date=September 19, 2017}} The county is considered the most important area for red pepper production in China. During the red pepper harvest season beginning in September, the county is home to the remarkable sight of drying peppers sitting in the Gobi Desert "as far as the eye can see". {{as of|1885}}, there was about 25,300 acres (167,805 mu) of cultivated land in Kara Shahr.{{cite journal|title=Cultivation Development and Expansion in China's Colonial Realm in Central Asia|author=Herold J. Wiens|journal=The Journal of Asian Studies|volume=26|issue=1|date=November 1966|page=75|doi=10.2307/2051832 |jstor=2051832|s2cid=162339064 |doi-access=free}} Notes{{Notelist}} References{{commons category|Yanqi Hui Autonomous County}} {{reflist}} {{Xinjiang Administrative Divisions}} {{Hui autonomy in the People's Republic of China}} {{authority control}} Category:County-level divisions of Xinjiang Category:Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture Category:Hui autonomous counties {{Xinjiang-geo-stub}} |