| Karakax County قاراقاش ناھىيىسى 墨玉县 |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture-level divisions | Hotan Prefecture |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
The Karakax (Qaraqash) County (Chinese: 墨玉县, Pinyin: Mòyù Xiàn; Uyghur: قاراقاش ناھىيىسى, ULY: Qaraqash Nahiyisi, UPNY: K̡arak̡ax Nah̡iyisi?)[1] is a county within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Hotan Prefecture. It contains an area of 25,667 km2. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 420,000.
Pishan is served by China National Highway 315 and the Kashgar-Hotan Railway.
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