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Artux

Artux proper noun: a county-level city of Kizilsu, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

artux: a county-level city of Kizilsu, Xinjiang autonomous region, China
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Proper noun

Artux

  1. A county-level city of Kizilsu, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
    • From Urumqi to Kashgar buses take an average of three or four days to cover 940 miles passing through Turpan, Korla, Kuche, Aksu and Artux.1985, Brian Schwartz, China Off the Beaten Track, New York: St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 5
    • We drove west on the smooth highway for about two hundred kilometres and arrived in Artux (Artush) County. This area has more abundant water resources than Aksu Prefecture. We crossed bridges several times on the way and also saw small rippling lakes that the local people call haizi. We had already...1989, Che Muqi (车慕奇), 丝绸之路今昔 [The Silk Road, Past and Present], Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 242–243
    Synonyms:
    Atushi, A-t'u-shih

Synonyms of Artux

Forms of Artux

alternative formArtush

Origin of Artux

From Kyrgyz ارتىش (artış).

Questions about Artux

What does Artux mean?
Artux means a county-level city of Kizilsu, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
What part of speech is Artux?
Artux is a proper noun.

Words near Artux in the dictionary

  1. Artur
  2. arture
  3. artures
  4. artusenate
  5. Artush
  6. Artux
  7. Artuz
  8. Artvin
  9. artware
  10. artwares
  11. artwashing

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