Hotan

[ haw-tahn ]

noun

, Pinyin.

1. an oasis in western China, in southwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
2. the chief city in this oasis.

Hotan

/ ˈhəʊˈtæn; ˈhəʊˈtjɛn /

noun

1. an oasis in W China, in the Taklimakan Shamo desert of central Xinjiang, around the seasonal Hotan River
2. the chief town of this oasis, situated at the foot of the Kunlun Mountains. Pop: 114 000 (2006 est)

Example Sentences

Hotan oun ti sma kata mden exallatttai tn proparchontn, hsychazein auto phamen; ei d' existaito p, kat' ekeino kineisthai.

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