Outline map of Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China

    Hotan Prefecture is in southwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Authonomous Region in northwest China.

    In English, Hotan was traditionally spelled Khotan, and this is still a common spelling today in academic sources. In Chinese, the name 和田 is Hetian in Pinyin. In romanized Uyghur language sources, you may see it spelled Hoten or Xoten.

    See more maps and satellite images related to Hotan in my Flickr set Maps of Hotan. These include a road map of Hotan County (which also includes the central, most populated portions of Goma / Pishan, Karakash / Moyu, Lop / Luopu, and Chria / Cele Counties).

    Go here for a road map of Keriya / Yutian County.
    Go here for a road map of Niya / Minfeng County.

    Head here for a map of neighboring Bayingolin Prefecture.

    Hotan Prefecture is made up of seven counties and Hotan City, which is administered directly by the prefecture.
    The counties are, from west to east:
    Goma / Pishan
    Karakash / Moyu
    Hotan / Hetian
    Lop / Luopu
    Chira / Cele
    Keriya / Yutian
    Niya / Minfeng

    Each county has a Uyghur name and a Mandarin Chinese name. Because Xinjiang is an autonomous region, because of its high Uyghur population, both Uyghur and Mandarin Chinese are official languages and both names are official names.

    You can read more at Wikipedia on Hotan Prefecture.

    The list of counties below, with their names in Uyghur (Arabic script) and Mandarin (Chinese characters) are from Wikipedia on Xinjiang Administrative Divisions.

    Khotan Prefecture
    خوتەن ۋىلايىتى
    Hotən Vilayiti
    和田地区
    Hétián Dìqū

    Khotan City خوتەن شەھىرى Hoten Shehiri 和田市 Hétián Shì
    Khotan County خوتەن ناھىيىسى Hoten Nahiyisi 和田县 Hétián Xiàn
    Karakash County قاراقاش ناھىيىسى Qaraqash Nahiyisi 墨玉县 Mòyù Xiàn
    Pishan County گۇما ناھىيىسى Guma Nahiyisi 皮山县 Píshān Xiàn
    Lop County لوپ ناھىيىسى Lop Nahiyisi 洛浦县 Luòpǔ Xiàn
    Chira County چىرا ناھىيىسى Chira Nahiyisi 策勒县 Cèlè Xiàn
    Keriye County كېرىيە ناھىيىسى Kériye Nahiyisi 于田县 Yútián Xiàn
    Minfeng County نىيە ناھىيىسى Niye Nahiyisi 民丰县 Mínfēng Xiàn

    See more maps and satellite images related to Hotan and the surrounding area in my Flickr set Maps of Hotan.

    See all 200 Hotan images organized into twelve sets in my Hotan Flickr collection

    Read extensive information about visiting Hotan at Central Asia Traveler on Hotan - Ancient Kingdom of Jade and Silk, including sightseeing, maps, transportation, dining and lodging.

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