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15-1307: [REDACTED] Look up uzun  or Uzun in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Uzun may refer to: Places [ edit ] Uzun, Iran , a village in Zanjan Province, Iran Uzun, Tajikistan a Jamoat in Tajikistan Uzun, Uzbekistan , a village in Uzbekistan Uzun District in Uzbekistan Uzun, Kuqa , a town in Kuqa , Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China People [ edit ] Ahmet Uzun (born 1950), Turkish Cypriot politician Grigorii Uzun (born 1986), Moldovan Gagauz businessman and politician Mehmed Uzun (1953–2007), Turkish Kurdish writer Salih Uzun (born 1970), Turkish politician Serra Uzun (born 2002), Turkish female wheelchair basketball player Şoray Uzun (born 1967), Turkish comedian, writer and television host See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Uzun Topics referred to by

30-506: A military general, in his historical book Tarikh-i-Rashidi used the word "Kūsān" for Kucha. Mahmud Kashgari , in his Compendium of Turkic Languages (Divân-ı Lügati't-Türk), wrote the following about Kucha: "It is one of the cities built by Zülqarnayin (Alexander the Macedonian).". He also wrote that Kucha was a Uyghur town. In 1758, the Qing Dynasty took control of the area, and

45-662: A village in Uzbekistan Uzun District in Uzbekistan Uzun, Kuqa , a town in Kuqa , Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China People [ edit ] Ahmet Uzun (born 1950), Turkish Cypriot politician Grigorii Uzun (born 1986), Moldovan Gagauz businessman and politician Mehmed Uzun (1953–2007), Turkish Kurdish writer Salih Uzun (born 1970), Turkish politician Serra Uzun (born 2002), Turkish female wheelchair basketball player Şoray Uzun (born 1967), Turkish comedian, writer and television host See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Uzun Topics referred to by

60-617: Is another priest from Kuqa who traveled Southern China between 307 and 312 BC and translated three Buddhist texts. A second Buddhist priest from Kuqa, known as Po-Yen, also went to Liangzhou (present-day Wuwei district in Gansu). Although not so well known in China, he translated many texts. The city is located at the southern periphery of the Tian Shan range, the northern portion of the Tarim Basin , and

75-419: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages uzun [REDACTED] Look up uzun  or Uzun in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Uzun may refer to: Places [ edit ] Uzun, Iran , a village in Zanjan Province, Iran Uzun, Tajikistan a Jamoat in Tajikistan Uzun, Uzbekistan ,

90-545: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kuqa, Xinjiang According to the Book of Han (completed in 111 CE), Kucha was the largest of the "Thirty-six Kingdoms of the Western Regions ", with a population of 81,317, including 21,076 persons able to bear arms. In 630, Xuanzang , a well-known Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler and translator visited Kucha during

105-551: The Southern Xinjiang Railway and Kuche Qiuci Airport . Kuqa is also the name of the central town ( Chinese : 库车镇 ), located in the easternmost area of Kuqa. It is the second largest town of Aksu Prefecture . Its area size is 14,528.74 square meters and population 470,600, composed of fourteen peoples including the Uyghurs , Hans , Huis , and Mongols . Kuqa is a thriving town of oil and natural gas development of

120-742: The Chinese character name 'Kuche' ( 庫車 ) was made the name of the area. In 1991, there was a bombing attack at a Kuqa County government office and at an XPCC unit. In an interview with Radio Free Asia , an officer at the Kuchar County Police Department reported that from June to December 2018, 150 people at the No. 1 Internment Camp in the Yengisher district of Kuchar county had died, corroborating earlier reports attributed to Himit Qari, former area police chief. On December 20, 2019, Kuqa County

135-517: The Early Tang period . In the book " Hudud ul-'alam min al-mashriq ila al-maghrib ", written in 982 by an unknown Arab or Persian writer, and presented to Abu'l Haret Muhammad , the ruler of Guzgan , the following is written regarding Kucha: "Kucha is located on the Chinese border and belongs to China, but the indigenous people, Dokuzoguzes, at times are engaged in raids and looting. This city has many advantages." Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat ,

150-892: The annual mean is 11.29 °C (52.3 °F). The frost-free period lasts for 266 days on average. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 54% in March to 69% in September and October, sunshine is abundant and the city receives 2,712 hours of bright sunshine annually. Kuqa has 4 subdistricts , 8 towns , 6 townships and one other area under its administration: Agricultural products include wheat, corn, rice, cotton as well as pears, apricots, melons, grapes, pomegranates, figs, etc. Specialty products include Sanbei Sheep ( 三北羊 ) lambskin, white apricots and thin-shelled walnuts. Mineral resources include oil and coal. Industries include coal mining, tractor manufacturing and repair, construction and processing for non-staple foods. As of 1885 , there

165-712: The centre of the autonomous region. It occupies part of the northeastern portion of Aksu Prefecture, bordering Xinhe County, Xayar County, and Luntai County, Heiing County, and Lopnur County in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Region. Kuqa has a continental desert climate ( Köppen BWk ), with an average annual precipitation of 74.6 millimetres (2.94 in), a majority of which occurs in summer. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −7.2 °C (19.0 °F) in January to 25.3 °C (77.5 °F) in July, and

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180-496: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Uzun . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uzun&oldid=1240027902 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

195-496: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Uzun . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uzun&oldid=1240027902 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

210-510: Was about 99,200 acres (654,476 mu ) of cultivated land in Kuqa. As of 2015, 440,125 of the 492,535 residents of Kuqa County were Uyghur , 49,021 were Han Chinese and 3,389 were from other ethnic groups. As of 2002 , the county had a population of 450,000. As of 1999, 89.93% of the population of Kuqa County were Uyghur and 9.49% of the population was Han Chinese. Kuqa is served by China National Highway 217 , China National Highway 314 ,

225-450: Was disestablished and Kuqa City was created. There were two convents in A-li (Avania). Another monastery, Tsio-li, north of Kucha and a famous place where Kumārajīva's mother Jīva retreated. Known as Po-Yen, a priest from the royal family who traveled to the Chinese capital Luoyang between 256 and 260 BC. He translated six Buddhist texts into Chinese within the year 258 BC. Po-Po-Śrīmitra

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