Kuqa, Xinjiang
Kuqa
Kuchar, Kucha, Kuche, Qiuci | |
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Location of Kuchar County (red) within Aksu Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang | |
| Coordinates: 41°43′N 82°58′E / 41.717°N 82.967°E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture | Aksu |
| Municipal seat | Yengisheher Subdistrict (Xincheng Subdistrict) |
| Area | |
• Total | 15,200 km2 (5,900 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,072 m (3,517 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 530,328 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Major ethnic groups | Uyghur |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 842000 |
| Website | www |
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| Uyghur name | |||||||||||
| Uyghur | كۇچار شەھىرى | ||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 库车 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 庫車 | ||||||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 龟兹 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 龜茲 | ||||||||||
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Kuqa (/ˈkuːtʃə/ KOO-chə) is a county-level city in Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It was once the homeland of the ancient Buddhist Kingdom of Kucha.