Charklik

English Etymology Borrowed from en ug چاقىلىق. Pronunciation en Proper noun Ruoqiang en https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.11818/ 1912 Ruins of Desert Cathay Personal Narrative of Exploration in Central Asia and Westernmost China w:Aurel Stein 1 319 They were accustomed to take small caravans with Indian goods from Khotan via Charklik to Karashahr and on to Turfan in the north-east, and had found Charchan a convenient half-way station on their ventures. en https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.76352/ 1937 News from Tartary News from Tartary: A Journey from Peking to Kashmir Peter Fleming (writer) Peter Fleming w:Jonathan Cape 200 On the last evening a man came in on foot with a little news; there had been fighting between Charklik and Cherchen, but that was now thought to be over, leaving the Tungans in control of both oases. en 1997 Peter Neville-Hadley China: the Silk Routes https://archive.org/details/china00pete/ w:Cadogan Guides w:Globe Pequot Press 1-86011-052-5 37712573 309 https://archive.org/details/china00pete/page/309/ Korla (see p.260) is 483km, ¥35.50 ($4.50) and 15 hours away, the road much the same as that between Charchan and Charklik, and subject to interruption by substantial amounts of sand. en 2008 Xinjiang The Silk Road w:Insight Guides https://archive.org/details/silkroad0000unse_m2i4/ 1st w:Apa Publications 978-981-258-840-1 1001835310 178 https://archive.org/details/silkroad0000unse_m2i4/page/178/ 2 Once again the route crosses the high Altun Shan, with the horizon to the left dominated by the 6,062-metre (19,890ft) Yusupalik Tagh (“Yusuf Ali Mountains”), before descending via narrow valleys and generally dry river beds to the small settlement of Yandaxkak and, ultimately, to the isolated — but very welcome — oasis of Charklik.