Hotan
Americannoun
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an oasis in western China, in southwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
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the chief city in this oasis.
noun
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an oasis in W China, in the Taklimakan Shamo desert of central Xinjiang, around the seasonal Hotan River
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the chief town of this oasis, situated at the foot of the Kunlun Mountains. Pop: 114 000 (2006 est)
Example Sentences
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China had just one city — Hotan — in the world’s top 10 for worst air.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
Hotan in the northwestern region of Xinjiang was China's worst performing city, with average PM2.5 readings of more than 100 micrograms, largely caused by sandstorms.
From Reuters ● Mar. 22, 2022
Based on field work conducted in Xinjiang's Hotan Prefecture in May 2018, the report was inadvertently made publicly available online in December 2019 and then subsequently taken down a few months later.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2021
In the mostly Uighur regions of Hotan and Kashgar, births collapsed by more than 60% between 2015 and 2018 – the last year for which government data is available – the AP found.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 4, 2020
A November 2017 state media report said Hotan prefecture alone planned to send 20,000 people over two years to work in inner China.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 5, 2020
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