Shache

[ shah-chœ ]
/ ˈʃɑˈtʃœ /

noun Pinyin.

a city in W Xinjiang Uygur, in W China, in a large oasis of the Tarim Basin.

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Also Soche.
Also called Yarkand, Yarkend.
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British Dictionary definitions for shache

Shache

Soche or So-ch'e

/ (ˈʃæˈtʃeɪ) /

noun

a town in W China, in the W Xinjiang: a centre of the caravan trade between China, India, and Transcaspian areasAlso called: Yarkand
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