Markit

English thumb|Map including MARKIT (MAI-KAI-T'I) (Defense Mapping Agency DMA, 1980) Etymology Borrowed from en ug مەكىت. Pronunciation en Proper noun en Makit. en 1989 Muqi (zh :zh:车慕奇 车慕奇) Che From Kashi to Hotan zh:丝绸之路今昔<t:The Silk Road, Past and Present> https://archive.org/details/silkroadpastpres0000chem/ w:Beijing w:Foreign Languages Press 0-8351-2100-3 717480364 271 https://archive.org/details/silkroadpastpres0000chem/page/271/ Markit is situated on the westernmost tip of the Taklimakan Desert, facing the Yarkant River. Although at some distance from the Silk Road, It was on a branch road leading to Kashi in ancient times. Some explorers went east from Markit to enter the Taklimakan Desert. en 1989 zh:郑平<t:Zheng Ping>; zh:洛安吉<t:Luo Anji> zh:新疆风物志<t:Xinjiang : the Land and the People> https://archive.org/details/xinjianglandpeop0000unse/ Beijing w:New World Press 7-80005-078-5 21943494 129 https://archive.org/details/xinjianglandpeop0000unse/page/129/ In the desert-bounded Markit County, the Daolang dance with its strong regional characteristics is popular. This dance, performed to the accompaniment of the Daolang sanam or the Daolang mukam, depicts the hunting activities of the Markit people in ancient times. en 1994 Christa Paula The Road to Miran https://archive.org/details/roadtomirantrave0000paul/ w:HarperCollins 0 00 638368 8 1221317920 556381M 92 https://archive.org/details/roadtomirantrave0000paul/page/92/ Hedin chose his thirtieth birthday, 17 February 1895, to depart from Kashgar and travel to Markit with the aim of mapping the south-western sector of the Taklamakan. He had planned to cross the perilous empty quarter, a dangerous zone made up of shifting sand dunes, located between the Yarkant and Khotan rivers.He left Markit (these days, well known for its cluster of labour camps) with a caravan leader, three other men, eight camels, guard dogs and some livestock, and provisions for one month. en 23 September 2020 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-24/china-building-bigger-uyghur-detention-camps-in-xinjiang/12693338 China's still building detention camps in Xinjiang — and they're getting even bigger Michael Walsh w:Australian Broadcasting Corporation A 3D rendering of a newly-built prison in Markit county, Xinjiang. It is larger and more secure than prisons in the region have typically been. https://web.archive.org/web/20260921130037/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-24/china-building-bigger-uyghur-detention-camps-in-xinjiang/12693338 21 September 2026 en