Dafdar
Dafdar
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| Wakhis and Kyrgyz at Dafdar as photographed by Aurel Stein | |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture | Kashgar Prefecture |
| County | Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County |
| Area | |
• Total | 11,400 km2 (4,400 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,700 m (12,100 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,718 |
| • Density | 0.238/km2 (0.618/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Major ethnic groups | Chinese Tajiks, Kyrgyz[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 达布达尔乡 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 達布達爾鄉 | ||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Dábùdá'ěr Xiāng | ||||||||
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| Uyghur name | |||||||||
| Uyghur | دەفتەر يېزىسى | ||||||||
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| Sarikoli name | |||||||||
| Sarikoli | ذەۋذار دىيۇر [ðavðɔr diyur] | ||||||||
Dafdar,[a] also spelled Daftar,[5] is a township in the Taghdumbash Pamir located in Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. The township is located near the China–Pakistan border.[1][2] The southern part of the township is located in the Trans-Karakoram Tract claimed by India.[6]
Name
[edit | edit source]Dafdar means "door" or "gateway" in the Sarikoli language, spoken by Chinese Tajiks.[1]
History
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The area has been used for grazing by various pastoral people in the region for centuries.[8]
During the Qing dynasty, the Chinese claimed suzerainty over the area but permitted the Mir of Hunza to administer the region in return for a tribute.[9] According to British colonial sources, this arrangement started during early Ayosh dynasty of Mir of Hunza, as the Mir conquered the Kirghiz nomads of Taghdumbash Pamir.[10] The Mir erected a cairn in the village to evidence his control. The tribute system continued up until 1937.[8][9]
In 1875, British explorers recorded that Dafdar did not have a permanent settlement, but that it was used a caravan camp on the route between Tashkurgan and Hunza Valley.[11] In the early 1900s, a group of Wakhi settled here with the consent of the Chinese authority.[12][8]
In March 1950, Dafdar Township was established.[1]
In 1959, Dafdar Township became a commune.[1]
In 1966, Dafdar Commune was renamed Xianfeng Commune ('pioneer commune', 先锋公社).[1]
In 1975 in the closing days of the Cultural Revolution, the original name was restored.[1]
In February 1985, Dafdar Commune was made a township.[1]
Emerald deposits were discovered in Dafdar in 2003. These emeralds show similar chemical fingerprints to Afghan emeralds from Panjshir Valley.[13]
Geography
[edit | edit source]K2, the second highest mountain on Earth, is located in the Trans-Karakoram Tract[6] on the China-Pakistan border in Dafdar.[2]
Dafdar village lies at an altitude of 3,400 m above sea level, just to the east of the Karakoram Highway.[8]
Administrative divisions
[edit | edit source]As of 2019[update], the township included five villages (Mandarin Chinese pinyin-derived names):[1][2][14]
- Dafdar (达布达尔村)(دەفتەر كەنتى)
- Bayik (Atejiayili 阿特加依里村)(ئاتجەيلى كەنتى)
- Raskam (Resikamu 热斯喀木村 / 热斯卡木村)(راسكام كەنتى)
- Bosit Dokit (波斯特多克特村)(بوسىت دوكىت كەنتى)
- Khunjerab (红其拉甫村)(قونجىراپ كەنتى)
Demographics
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 2000 | 3,123 | — |
| 2010 | 2,718 | −1.38% |
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In 1997, 89.6% of the population of the township was Chinese Tajik and 10.3% of the population was Kyrgyz.[2]
It is inhabited by Wakhis.[15]
As of the 2000s, there was one mosque in the township and twelve religious professionals.[1]
Transportation
[edit | edit source]See also
[edit | edit source]- Shaksgam River
- Chalachigu Valley
- Trans-Karakoram Tract
- Yinsugaiti Glacier
- Sarpo Laggo Glacier
- List of township-level divisions of Xinjiang
Notes
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