Meanings
alternative Qoshtagh
- A town in Pishan, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China, formerly a township.
Non-official narratives of the incident offered a more nuanced picture of who integrated what the Chinese state media labelled a 'violent terrorist group', and how events unfolded in the township of Koxtag, in Guma County (Hotan Prefecture)
2020 February, Pablo A. Rodríguez-Merino, “The Not-So-Terrorist Conflict: Analytical Deception and Political Delusion in China’s Framing of Uyghur-related Violent Events”, in Numéro, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2021Synonyms: Kuoshitage, Kuoshi Tage, K'o-shih-t'a-ko
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA town in Pishan, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China, formerly a township.
Origin
- Uyghurقوشتاغ
- EnglishKoxtag
Borrowed from Uyghur قوشتاغ (qoshtagh).
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Chinese Mandarin 闊什塔格 /阔什塔格
- 闊什塔格 /阔什塔格 (Kuòshítǎgé)town in Pishan, Hotan, Xinjiang, China
Cite this entry
Koxtag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Koxtag
“Koxtag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Koxtag. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Koxtag,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Koxtag.
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