Shache

[ shah-chœ ]

noun

, Pinyin.

1. a city in western Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in northwestern China, in a large oasis of the Tarim Basin.

Shache

/ ˈʃæˈtʃeɪ /

noun

1. a town in W China, in the W Xinjiang: a centre of the caravan trade between China, India, and Transcaspian areas Also calledYarkand

Word History and Origins

Origin of Shache¹

From Chinese Shāchē, from Uyghur Yarkand “Cliff City”