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Hotan

American  
[haw-tahn] / ˈhɔˈtɑn /
(Pinyin) Hetian

noun

Pinyin.
  1. an oasis in western China, in southwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

  2. the chief city in this oasis.


Hotan British  
/ 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)

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China had just one city - Hotan - in the world’s top 10 for worst air.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 9, 2023

China had just one city — Hotan — in the world’s top 10 for worst air.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2023

The police-escorted charter flights were funded by the Xinjiang government, according to Qinzhou government notices and an official in Hotan who spoke to Reuters in May.

From Reuters ● Oct. 7, 2021

There are "targets" to be reached, with Hotan Prefecture alone - at the time the study was undertaken - having already exported 250,000 workers, one fifth of its total working age population.

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

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