Shule County

Shule County, also known as Yengisheher County or Yengixahar County, is a county of Kashgar Prefecture, in Xinjiang, China. It is located to the south of Kashgar. In ancient times, the Shule area was once the home to a Xiyu oasis civilisation, the Shule Kingdom.

Shule County
疏勒县 (Chinese)
يېڭىشەھەر ناھىيىسى (Uyghur)
Yengisheher, Yengixahar
Location of Shule County (red) within Kashgar Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Shule
Location of the seat in Xinjiang
Shule
Shule (Xinjiang)
Shule
Shule (China)
Coordinates: 39°23′29″N 76°02′24″E
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
PrefectureKashgar
County seatYengisheher (Shule)
Area
  Total2,394 km2 (924 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total355,544
  Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
  Major ethnic groupsUyghur
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
844200
Websiteshule.gov.cn (in Chinese)
Shule County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese疏勒
Traditional Chinese疏勒
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese英纳协海尔县
Traditional Chinese英納協海爾縣
Second alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese喀什噶尔英纳协海尔县
Traditional Chinese喀什噶爾英納協海爾縣
Uyghur name
Uyghurقەشقەر يېڭىشەھەر ناھىيىسى
Literal meaningKashgar New City County
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