Karachukar Valley Explained
Karachukar Valleyor Chalachigu Valley is a valley in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, Xinjiang, China.It contains the basin of the Karachukar River, a tributary of the Tashkurgan River,[1] and is regarded as part of Taghdumbash Pamir.The valley borders Afghanistan (Wakhan Corridor or Little Pamir) to the west and northwest, Tajikistan to the north, and Pakistan (Gojal or upper Hunza) to the south.[2] The name of the valley is from Kyrgyz, meaning "black cave".[3]
The valley is part of the Taxkorgan Nature Reserve.[4] The protected Marco Polo sheep is only found in the wild around this area.[2] The region is often referred to by the Chinese as the Chinese portion of the Wakhan Corridor.[5] There is an ethnic Kyrgyz village called Bayik (or).[6] [7]
The entire Chalachigu Valley is closed to visitors. However, local residents and herders from the area are permitted access.
In March 2017, CCTV-7's Documentary for Military program[8] produced a mini-series covering the numerous border outposts in Chalachigu Valley.
Mountain Passes
The valley was a significant thoroughfare of the Silk Road during ancient times. Around the valley are numerous passes connecting to other countries:
Of the above passes, it is believed that the famous Chinese Buddhist pilgrim Xuanzang traveled through Wakhjir Pass on his return trip back to China around 649 AD.[9] Some Chinese historians argue that he also used Beyik Pass on his way to India.[10]
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Notes and References
- Book: Nature reserves of the Himalaya and the mountains of Central Asia. Green, Michael J. B.. 1993. Oxford University Press. 2017-02-05. 121. The western part is drained by the Chalachigu River, a branch of the Taxkorgan River which meets the Yarkant River north of the reserve. . 0195629221.
- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Threatened Status for Argali. USFWS. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Federal Register. USDOI. 1990-10-05. 2017-02-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20170225182301/https://www.fws.gov/ecos/ajax/docs/federal_register/fr1770.pdf. 2017-02-25. consisting of fewer than 150 animals, was confined to the western part of the Chalachigu Valley, a finger of land extending between Afghanistan on the north and Pakistan to the south..
- Web site: 坚守在帕米尔高原上的边防军人. 姬文志. 王宝福 . 王飞 . photo.81.cn. 2015-07-30. 23 December 2019. zh. 卡拉其古柯尔克孜语是“黑洞”的意思，是古丝绸之路的重要关卡，也是瓦罕走廊中国通向境外的第一站，环境恶劣，位置重要。.
- Web site: Taxkorgan Nature Reserve. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development. icimod.org. 2017-02-05. Basically flat and in places more than 5km wide, the Taxkorgan Valley (the Taghdumbash Pamir on old maps) was part of the ancient Silk Route known viable population of Marco Polo sheep in China was confined to the western part of Chalachigu Valley.
- Web site: 新疆边境行：记者抵达瓦罕走廊中方最西端(图). Xinjiang Border Tour: Reporter arrived at the Chinese westernmost point of Wakhan Corridor. Sina News. Global Times. 2011-07-07. 2017-02-05. zh.
- Web site: 穿越瓦罕走廊（且行且思）. Through the Wakhan Corridor. 杨雪梅. people.gov.cn. People's Daily. 2016-09-09. 2017-02-05. zh. 这里是瓦罕走廊第一村——排依克村. https://web.archive.org/web/20170205183210/http://www.people.gov.cn/rmrb/html/2016-09/09/nw.D110000renmrb_20160909_4-15.htm. 2017-02-05. dead.
- Web site: 瓦罕走廊转场日记. 赵戈. xj.xinhuanet.com. Xinhua News Agency. 2016-06-13. 2017-02-05. zh. 瓦罕走廊中国境内唯一的村庄--阿特加依里村. https://web.archive.org/web/20170205182401/http://www.xj.xinhuanet.com/2016-06/13/c_1119035207.htm. 2017-02-05. dead.
- Web site: 军事纪实. Documentary for Military. CCTV-7. 23 December 2019.
- Stein. M. Aurel. Aurel Stein. Exploration in Chinese Turkestan. United States Congressional Serial Set. 748. 752. Smithsonian Institution. Washington, D.C.. 1903-06-30. 2017-02-03.
- Web site: 访谈︱侯杨方：追寻玄奘，在帕米尔复原丝绸之路. 于淑娟. The Paper (thepaper.cn). 2014-12-24. 2017-02-02. zh. 玄奘从这里东南行经过排依克山口到达羯盘陀国...他经过的这个山口就是符合以上这些条件的唯一路径.
