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Kashi

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Kashi or Kashgar , city (1994 est. pop. 190,500), SW Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, on the Kaxgar (Kashgar) River (a tributary of the Tarim). It is the hub of an important commercial district, the western terminus of the main road of the province, and a center for caravan trade with India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan. Wheat, corn, cotton, barley, rice, beans, and fruit are grown there. Cotton and wool cloth, rugs, leatherware, and jewelry are manufactured. From Kashi a mountain pass provides a route to Samarkand and thence to the Middle East. The city, predominantly Uigur... Read more
Al-Kashi
Al-Kashi Al-Kashi (1380 – 1429) was a renowned mathematician and astronomer in early...created University of Samarkand in what is present-day Uzbekistan. In 1424 Al-Kashi published a treatise on circumference, in which he calculated pi , the... Read more
Kashgar
Kashgar (Chinese: Kashi; Uighur: Qashgar), Sinkiang Uighur Autonomous Region/ChinaCascaro Named after the River Kashgar. However, this is a Turkic name... Read more

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