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Qarqan
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English
thumb|Map of the Dungan Revolt showing Qarqan (Qiemo)
Alternative forms
en Charchan, en Cherchen, en Jerjen
Etymology
Borrowed from en ug چەرچەن.
Proper noun
en Qiemo.
en 2002 7-119-03154-6 https://archive.org/details/landofsilk0000weil/ zh:中国的丝绸<t:The Land of Silk> zh:韦黎明<t:Wei Liming> w:Foreign Languages Press 20 Two pieces of embroidery found in Turpan and Qarqan (Qiemo), respectively, are decorated with the same design of a bird with two facing heads set in the midst of swirling grass and other tiny birds.
en 2004 Tony Allan https://archive.org/details/archaeologyofaft0000alla/ The Archaeology of the Afterlife London Duncan Baird Publishers 1-84483-047-0 129 https://archive.org/details/archaeologyofaft0000alla/page/129/ Qarqan ManOne of the most striking finds was made at Zaghunluq, a site close to the town of Qarqan (also known as Cherchen) in the southeastern Tarim.