Oksalur Explained

Oksalur
Other Name:Wuheshalu
Settlement Type:Township
Pushpin Map:China Xinjiang Southern
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous region
Subdivision Name1:Xinjiang
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Kizilsu
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Ulugqat (Wuqia)
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Qat Village (Qiati; Chinese: 恰提村)[1]
Parts:2
Parts Type:Villages
Unit Pref:metric
Area Total Km2:1317
Population As Of:2017
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,031
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type2:Ethnic groups
Demographics2 Title1:Major ethnic groups
Demographics2 Info1:Kyrgyz
Utc Offset:+8
Coordinates:39.6751°N 74.7915°W

Oksalur Township[3] [4] (ئوقسالۇر يېزىسى / Wuheshalu,) is a township of Ulugqat County (Wuqia) in Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the southwest of the county, the township covers an area of 1,745.5 square kilometers with a population of 1,031 (as of 2017). It has 2 villages under its jurisdiction. Its seat is at Qat Village (Chinese: 恰提村).

Oksalur Township is located 35 kilometers west of the county seat Wuqia Town. It is adjacent to Kiziloy Township in the east, Boritokay Township in the south and Ulugqat Township in the northwest, and borders with the Kyrgyz Republic in the west with a boundary line of 7 kilometers. There are 2 mountain passes and a river connecting with Kyrgyzstan.[2]

Name

The word Oksalur (ئوقسالۇر) comes from the Kyrgyz language, which means 'bullets in the chamber (of a gun)' or 'bullet in the bore (of a gun)'- Ok (ئوق), transliterated into Chinese characters as Wuhe (吾合) means 'bullet'. According to local tradition, there were numerous battles in this place, and the commanders ordered the locals' guns to be loaded with bullets.[3] [5] The name Oksalur is transliterated into Chinese characters as Wuheshalu (Chinese: 吾合沙鲁). In Qing Dynasty maps of Shufu County, Oksalur is transliterated into Chinese characters as Wohusulu (Chinese: 倭胡素魯).[3] [6]

History

Oksalur was part of the 2nd district of Wuqia County in 1950. Oksalur Commune (Chinese: 吾合沙鲁公社) was formed in 1958. In 1968 during the Cultural Revolution, the commune was renamed Weidong Commune (Chinese: 卫东公社). The original name was restored in 1980, and the commune was reorganized as a township in 1984.[5]

In early 2017, a security checkpoint was set up outside the door of the Oksalur Township border guard office.[7]

Geography

Oksalur is located on the northern bank of the Kezi River 35km (22miles) southwest of the county seat.[1] There is a scrubland along the Kezi River including many sea buckthorn.[3] [6]

Settlements

The township has 2 administrative villages[8] and 3 unincorporated villages under its jurisdiction.[5] [9]

Demographics

, the population of Kiziloy was 98% Kyrgyz.[9]

Economy

The economy of Oksalur is based on agriculture and animal husbandry.[3]

Transportation

Public roads to the north connect Oksalur to the road between Ulugqat Township and Artux.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: zh:西域地名考录. zh-hans. July 2008. 978-7-5013-3628-9. Zhong Xingqi 钟兴麒. Beijing. 国家图书馆出版社. 1010.
  2. Web site: http://www.xjwqx.gov.cn/P/C/2874.htm. zh:吾合沙鲁乡简介. zh-hans. xjwqx.gov.cn. 2018-05-30. 2019-10-20.
  3. Book: zh:地名中的新疆. zh-hans. 2003. 7-228-08004-1. Xie Yuzhong 解玉忠. Ürümqi. 新疆人民出版社. 195. 吾合沙鲁 Oksalur.
  4. Travels beyond the Himalaya. Mir Izzet Ullah. JSTOR. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 1843. 7. 2. Oksalur. 321. 25207596.
  5. Web site: http://www.xjwqx.gov.cn/P/C/3141.htm. https://web.archive.org/web/20201008135305/http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3AiMajUJAal0wJ%3Awww.xjkz.gov.cn%2FP%2FC%2F7391.htm. 2020-10-08. Google Cache, Internet Archive. zh:乌恰县行政区划和居民地名称. xjwqx.gov.cn. 2018-06-04. 2019-10-19. dead.
  6. Book: zh:新疆地名与传说故事. zh-hans. Wen Hao 文昊. Ürümqi. January 2007. 978-7-80744-012-3. 新疆美术摄影出版社, 新疆电子音像出版社. 46. 走进新疆丛书.
  7. Web site: http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2017-09-29/doc-ifymksyw4836948.shtml. https://web.archive.org/web/20201025151011/http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2017-09-29/doc-ifymksyw4836948.shtml. 25 October 2020. 29 September 2017. live. zh:新疆乌恰县：崛起于帕米尔高原上的西部明珠. Ulugqat County, Xinjiang: Shining Pearl of the West Rises on the Pamir Plateau. zh-hans. 今年初因工作需要,吾合沙鲁乡在边防派出所门口设立了一个执勤治安卡点。. Sina Corp. Internet Archive.
  8. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2018/65/30/24/653024201.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20191011083112/http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2018/65/30/24/653024201.html. 11 October 2019. live. zh:2018年乌恰县吾合沙鲁乡行政区划代码. National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2018-10-31. 2019-10-20.
  9. Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/xj/22309.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20171015080753/http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/xj/22309.html. 15 October 2017. live. zh:1997年乌恰县行政区划. 1997 Ulugqat County Administrative Divisions . XZQH.org . 31 December 2010 . zh-hans . 10 October 2020 . 吾合沙鲁乡　位于县城西南34.5千米。西部山区与吉尔吉斯斯坦接壤。面积1743平方千米，人口0.1万，其中柯尔克孜族占98％。未设行政村，只有3个村民小组。“吾合沙鲁”系柯尔克孜语译音，意为“子弹上膛”。因此地清代曾发生几次反侵略战争，每有外敌入侵，乡民即呼“子弹上膛”，以御外侮，因而得名。1950年为二区五乡，1958年成立吾合沙鲁公社，1968年更名卫东公社，1984年改设吾合沙鲁乡。地处克孜勒苏河畔盆地，水资源丰富。.
  10. Web site: http://uy.ts.cn/system/2019/07/11/035777926.shtml. https://web.archive.org/web/20201024122448/http://uy.ts.cn/system/2019/07/11/035777926.shtml. 24 October 2020. live. ug:ئاپتونوم رايون بويىچە نام بېرىلىدىغان، تەقدىرلىنىدىغان ئىككىنى ھىمايە قىلىشتىكى نەمۇنىلىك شەھەر (ناھىيە،رايون)، ئىككىنى ھىمايە قىلىشتىكى نەمۇنىلىك ئورۇن ۋە شەخسلەر ئىسىملىكى توغرىسىدىكى ئومۇمىي ئېلان. Tianshannet. 11 July 2019. 24 October 2019. ug. ئامانگۈل ئابدۇراخمان. ئوقسالۇر يېزىسى ئوقسالۇر كەنت.
  11. Convergence of the Pamir and the South Tian Shan in the late Cenozoic: Insights from provenance analysis in the Wuheshalu section at the convergence area. May 23, 2019. 25 October 2020. 11. 4. Xinwei Chen . Hanlin Chen . Edward R. Sobel . Xiubin Lin . Xiaogan Cheng . Jiakai Yan . Shaomei Yang . Lithosphere. The Wuheshalu section is located ~40 km west of Wuqia, between the PFT and the Wuheshalu fault in the convergence area between the Pamir and the South Tian Shan (Figs. 1, 2, and 4A). This ~15-km-long section exposes late Cenozoic successions along the Kezilesu River southwest of the Wuheshalu Village, forming the south limb of an E-W–trending anticline (Fig. 1B and 1C)..

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