Khotan ( Chinese р 河 , pinyin : Hétián hé ) is a river in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China , in Kashgar, the right tributary of Tarim . The average water flow rate is 142 m³ / s.
| Hotan | |
|---|---|
| Chinese 和田 河 | |
 In the center of the image, the merging Karakash and Yurunkash are visible, the origins of Khotan | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 1035 km |
| Pool | 43,600 km² |
| Water consumption | 142 m³ / s |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | river confluence: Karakash and Yurunkash |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Tarim |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Tarim → Lob Nor |
| A country |
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| Region | Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region |
 - source  - mouth | |
Formed by the confluence of the Karakash and Yurunkash rivers, originating in the west of Kunlun . The length from the source of the Karakash River is 1035 km, the catchment area is 43,600 km². It crosses the Takla-Makan desert in a wide valley covered with tugai woodlands . Most of the runoff is used for irrigation of the Khotan oasis. Within the Takla-Makan desert, the Khotan channel is filled with water only during floods (July - August). In dry years, the waters of Khotan do not reach Tarim.
Links
- Khotan (river in China) // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 vol.] / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.