Definitions for kashgar

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  1. Kashgar(ProperNoun)

    A city in Xinjiang, China.

  2. Origin: From قەشقەر

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  1. Kashgar

    political capital and second largest city of Chinese Turkestan, on the Kizil River; has cotton, silk, carpet, and saddlery industries, and trades with Russia; it is the centre of Mohammedanism in Eastern Turkestan, a pilgrim city; has been in Chinese hands since 1758, but is chiefly under Russian influence.


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