Yopurgha

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A form of Yopurga — A county of Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Yopurga.

    One prominent case is Yopurgha, a county approximately 60km west of Kashgar city. Traditionally, Yopurgha has been a region where female donkeys are kept for stud purposes, and is also known for the successful breeding of the famous Jiangyuelü, Jiangyue donkeys.

    2010, Donald C. Wood, editor, Economic Action in Theory and Practice: Anthropological Investigations, volume 30, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 175
    1 more example

    Ibrahim Kurban, from Terim township in Kashgar (in Chinese, Kashi) prefecture’s Yopurgha (Yuepuhu) county, disappeared in May 2016 while awaiting a flight from the XUAR capital Urumqi that would eventually bring him to Turkey, a friend told RFA’s Uyghur Service on condition of anonymity.

    2019, “Uyghur Trader Who Went Missing in Xinjiang Ahead of Travel to Turkey Died in Detention”, in Radio Free Asia
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