Yarkand
Yarkand, Yarkent, and Yarkant are spelling variants and may refer to:
- Yarkant County, also known as Shache County, a county in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, on the south rim of the Tarim Basin
- Yarkent Khanate, a Uyghur Khanate in existence 1514–1705
- Yarkand (area), a historical area (1759-1882) in Xinjiang during the Qing Dynasty
- Yarkant (town), capital of Yarkant County, important stop on the Silk Road
- Yarkand River, a river in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of western China
See also
- Battle of Yarkand, April 1934
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