Charklik (ancient settlement)
Archeological site in Ruoqiang County, Xinjiang / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about an archeology site named Charklik. For the town named Qakilik or Ruoqiang (若羌), see Ruoqiang Town.
Charklik or Charkhlik (Chinese: 卡克里克) is an archaeological site named after the town of Charkhlik (Qakilik), in Ruoqiang (Qakilik) County, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Together with the nearby Miran site, they correspond to two ancient capitals of Shanshan, Wuni (扜泥, OC:**__ C.nˤ[əj]/qʰʷa niːl) and Yixun (伊循, OC:**ʔij sə.lu[n]/*qlil ljun). However, it is as yet unclear which site correspond to which capital.
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Location | Ruoqiang County, Xinjiang, China |
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Region | Tarim Basin |
Coordinates | 39°02′N 88°00′E |
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