Charkhlik

English

Map including Charkhlik (CIA, 1950)

ERH-CH'IANG (CHARKHLIK) (JO-CH'IANG) (1971)

Etymology

Borrowed from Uyghur چاقىلىق (chaqiliq).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: chärkhlĭkʹ

Proper noun

Charkhlik

1. Synonym of Ruoqiang
   • 1920 January, Aurel Stein, “Explorations in the Lop Desert”, in The Geographical Review‎^[1], volume IX, number 1, page 2:

     On January 8, 1914, I arrived at Charkhlik (map, Fig. 1) together with three of my Indian assistants.

   • 1979, Yasushi Inoue, translated by James T. Araki and Edward Seidensticker, Lou-lan and Other Stories‎^[2], Kodansha International, page 40:

     Lop Nor had disappeared, and Lou-Ian was buried in sand. Some sixty years later Charkhlik went to war against Ta Wu Ti of the Wei, who ruled much of China. Defeated by soldiers sent from Liang-chou, Charkhlik became a Wei prefecture. Thus Lop Nor and Lou-lan and Charkhlik disappeared from history within a few years of one another.

   • 1996, Kenneth Wimmel, The Alluring Target‎^[3], Trackless Sands Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 30:

     On March 9 they retreated south to Charkhlik, an oasis on the southern branch of the Silk Road, with their precious load of artifacts.