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Tashkurgan (simplified Chinese: 塔什库尔干镇; traditional Chinese: 塔什庫爾干鎮; pinyin: Tǎshíkùěrgān Zhèn; Uyghur: تاشقۇرغان‎) is the principal town in Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, Xinjiang, China.
Tashkurgan is a Uyghur name that means Stone Fortress or Stone Tower.
Tashkurgan has a long history as a stop on the Silk Road.
Major caravan routes converged here leading to Kashgar in the north, Karghalik to the east, Badakhshan and Wakhan to the west, and Chitral and Hunza to the southwest in Northern Areas of Pakistan.
t is situated at an altitude of 3,600 meters (11,811 ft).
The majority population in the town are ethnic Tajiks.
The majority of people in the region speak Sarikoli.
There is also a village of Wakhi speakers.
Chinese and Uyghur are also spoken.
Today Tashkurgan is on the Karakoram Highway which follows the old Silk Road route from China to Pakistan.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tashkurgan_Town

Tashkurgan (simplified Chinese: 塔什库尔干镇; traditional Chinese: 塔什庫爾干鎮; pinyin: Tǎshíkùěrgān Zhèn; Uyghur: تاشقۇرغان‎) is the principal town in Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, Xinjiang, China.
Tashkurgan is a Uyghur name that means Stone Fortress or Stone Tower.
Tashkurgan has a long history as a stop on the Silk Road.
Major caravan routes converged here leading to Kashgar in the north, Karghalik to the east, Badakhshan and Wakhan to the west, and Chitral and Hunza to the southwest in Northern Areas of Pakistan.
t is situated at an altitude of 3,600 meters (11,811 ft).
The majority population in the town are ethnic Tajiks.
The majority of people in the region speak Sarikoli.
There is also a village of Wakhi speakers.
Chinese and Uyghur are also spoken.
Today Tashkurgan is on the Karakoram Highway which follows the old Silk Road route from China to Pakistan.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tashkurgan_Town

Tashkurgan (simplified Chinese: 塔什库尔干镇; traditional Chinese: 塔什庫爾干鎮; pinyin: Tǎshíkùěrgān Zhèn; Uyghur: تاشقۇرغان‎) is the principal town in Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, Xinjiang, China.
Tashkurgan is a Uyghur name that means Stone Fortress or Stone Tower.
Tashkurgan has a long history as a stop on the Silk Road.
Major caravan routes converged here leading to Kashgar in the north, Karghalik to the east, Badakhshan and Wakhan to the west, and Chitral and Hunza to the southwest in Northern Areas of Pakistan.
t is situated at an altitude of 3,600 meters (11,811 ft).
The majority population in the town are ethnic Tajiks.
The majority of people in the region speak Sarikoli.
There is also a village of Wakhi speakers.
Chinese and Uyghur are also spoken.
Today Tashkurgan is on the Karakoram Highway which follows the old Silk Road route from China to Pakistan.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tashkurgan_Town

Tashkurgan (simplified Chinese: 塔什库尔干镇; traditional Chinese: 塔什庫爾干鎮; pinyin: Tǎshíkùěrgān Zhèn; Uyghur: تاشقۇرغان‎) is the principal town in Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, Xinjiang, China.
Tashkurgan is a Uyghur name that means Stone Fortress or Stone Tower.
Tashkurgan has a long history as a stop on the Silk Road.
Major caravan routes converged here leading to Kashgar in the north, Karghalik to the east, Badakhshan and Wakhan to the west, and Chitral and Hunza to the southwest in Northern Areas of Pakistan.
t is situated at an altitude of 3,600 meters (11,811 ft).
The majority population in the town are ethnic Tajiks.
The majority of people in the region speak Sarikoli.
There is also a village of Wakhi speakers.
Chinese and Uyghur are also spoken.
Today Tashkurgan is on the Karakoram Highway which follows the old Silk Road route from China to Pakistan.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tashkurgan_Town