Shule County
Shule County
Yengisheher, Yengixahar | |
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Location of Shule County (red) within Kashgar Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang | |
| Coordinates: 39°23′29″N 76°02′24″E / 39.39139°N 76.04000°E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture | Kashgar |
| County seat | Yengisheher (Shule) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,394 km2 (924 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 355,544 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Major ethnic groups | Uyghur |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 844200 |
| Website | shule |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 疏勒县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 疏勒縣 | ||||||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 英纳协海尔县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 英納協海爾縣 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 喀什噶尔英纳协海尔县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 喀什噶爾英納協海爾縣 | ||||||||||
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| Uyghur name | |||||||||||
| Uyghur | قەشقەر يېڭىشەھەر ناھىيىسى | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Kashgar New City County | ||||||||||
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Shule County, also known as Yengisheher County or Yengixahar County, is a county of Kashgar Prefecture, in Xinjiang, China. It is located to the south of Kashgar. In ancient times, the Shule area was once the home to a Xiyu oasis civilisation, the Shule Kingdom.