Meanings
- Ruoqiang
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.
1997, Peter Neville-Hadley, China: the Silk Routes (Cadogan Guides), Globe Pequot Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 3093 more examples
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.
1912, Aurel Stein, Ruins of Desert Cathay Personal Narrative of Exploration in Central Asia and Westernmost China, volume 1, page 319On 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.
1937, Peter Fleming, News from Tartary: A Journey from Peking to Kashmir, Jonathan Cape, page 200Once 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.
2008, “Xinjiang”, in The Silk Road (Insight Guides), 1st edition, Apa Publications, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 178, column 2
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Uyghurچاقىلىق
- EnglishCharklik
Borrowed from Uyghur چاقىلىق (chaqiliq).
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Charklik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Charklik
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