A river, about 805 km (500 mi) long, of northwest China rising in the Karakoram Range and flowing northeast to the Tarim He.
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Yar·kant He (yär'kănt' hŭ', -känt') also Yar·kand River
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The Yarkand River (Chinese: 叶尔羌河; pinyin: Yèěrqiāng hé; Uyghur: يەكەن دەرياسى) is a river in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of western China. It is one of the headstreams of the Tarim River. It is approximately 970 km (600 mi) in length.
Coordinates: 40°26′N 80°59′E / 40.433°N 80.983°E
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