Yilkiqi
Yilkiqi proper noun: a township in Kargilik, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
Proper noun
Yilkiqi
- A township in Kargilik, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
- Chinese authorities have shot dead at least 15 ethnic Uyghurs in a desert area in Xinjiang, accusing them of terrorism and illegal religious activity, in the latest violence to rock the troubled northwestern region of China, according to police sources.
They were among a group of more than 20...2013 August 25, Shohret Hoshur, Parameswaran Ponnudurai, “At Least 15 Uyghurs Killed in Police Shootout in Xinjiang”, in Mamatjan Juma, transl., Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 01 Apr... - In August, paramilitary police officers not far from Kashgar shot at least 32 men, killing a dozen, during a raid on what was described as a secret “munitions center”; a few days later at least a dozen other Uighurs were killed as they prayed at a farmhouse in Yilkiqi township, according to Radio...2013 October 7, Andrew Jacobs, “Uighurs in China Say Bias Is Growing”, in New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Oct 2013, Asia Pacific
- Synonyms:
- Yilikeqi
- Chinese authorities have shot dead at least 15 ethnic Uyghurs in a desert area in Xinjiang, accusing them of terrorism and illegal religious activity, in the latest violence to rock the troubled northwestern region of China, according to police sources.
Examples of Yilkiqi in a sentence
- In August, a Chinese policeman was killed in an incident in Yilkiqi described by state media as an “anti-terrorism” operation, but overseas media said 22 Uighurs were shot dead in the confrontation.2013 December 17, Agence France-Presse, “Clash in China's Xinjiang kills 16”, in Dhaka Tribune, volume 1, number 263, page 6:
- A police helicopter had monitored the group at a house in Yilkiqi township in the southwestern Xinjiang prefecture of Kashgar for a week.2016, Edward Mickolus, Terrorism, 2013-2015: A Worldwide Chronology, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 85:
Synonyms of Yilkiqi
- Yilikeqi
Forms of Yilkiqi
| alternative form | Yilqichi |
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Origin of Yilkiqi
From Uyghur يىلقىچى (yilqichi).
Questions about Yilkiqi
- What does Yilkiqi mean?
- Yilkiqi means a township in Kargilik, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
- How do you use Yilkiqi in a sentence?
- In August, a Chinese policeman was killed in an incident in Yilkiqi described by state media as an “anti-terrorism” operation, but overseas media said 22 Uighurs were shot dead in the confrontation.
- What part of speech is Yilkiqi?
- Yilkiqi is a proper noun.
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