Tuman River

For the river separating China and North Korea, see Tumen River.

39°29′15″N 75°58′03″E / 39.4875°N 75.9676°E / 39.4875; 75.9676

Tuman
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Location
CountryChina
Physical characteristics
MouthKashgar River
Basin features
ProgressionKashgar→ Yarkand→ Tarim→ Taitema Lake

The Tuman River (Chinese: 吐曼河; pinyin: Tǔmàn Hé; Uyghur: تۇمەن دەرياسى, romanized: Tumen Deryasi) is a river in Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. The name comes from the Uyghur word "tuman" (تۇمان, Тумән) meaning "fog". The Tuman is a minor tributary of the Tarim Basin. It is 77.6 kilometres (48.2 mi) long and receives the water from 487 square kilometres (188 sq mi) of land.[1] The oasis city of Kashgar is located on the Tuman's south bank.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Tuman River Area of the importance of environmental protection". hi138.com. 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  2. ^ Avetaranian, John; Schafer, Richard; Bechard, John (2003). A Muslim Who Became a Christian. Authors On Line Ltd. p. 208.
  3. ^ Perkins, Dorothy (2013). Encyclopedia of China: History and Culture. Routledge. pp. 254–55.


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