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Ulugqat

Ulugqat proper noun: a county of Kizilsu, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

Proper noun

Ulugqat

  1. A county of Kizilsu, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
    • Geluo Ridge on the upper reaches of the Kizil River is in present-day Ulugqat (Ulugchat), an important mountain pass for going beyond China’s territory on the Silk Road.1989, Muqi (车慕奇) Che, “From Kizil Thousand-Buddha Grottoes to Kizil River Valley”, in 丝绸之路今昔 [The Silk Road, Past and Present], Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 241
    • "Any idea what Paul was doing in Xinjiang?"
      "No. The country around Ulugqat is still a forbidden zone."2004, Old Boys, 1st edition (Fiction), The Overlook Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 18
    Synonyms:
    Wu-ch'ia, Wuqia

Synonyms of Ulugqat

Forms of Ulugqat

alternative formUlugchat
alternative formUlughchat

Origin of Ulugqat

Borrowed from Uyghur ئۇلۇغچات (ulughchat, literally “great confluence”).

Questions about Ulugqat

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

Words near Ulugqat in the dictionary

  1. uluas
  2. Uluazapa
  3. ulubalang
  4. ulubalangs
  5. Uluburun shipwreck
  6. Ulugqat
  7. uluhe
  8. uluhi
  9. uluit
  10. Ulukışla
  11. ululant

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