How many kilometers is it from Korla to Kashgar?

Korla is the prefecture-level administrative capital of Bayinguoleng Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang. It is located in the middle of Xinjiang, at the southern foot of Tianshan Mountain, at the northeast edge of Tarim Basin, with Tianshan branch in the north and Taklimakan Desert, the second largest desert in the world, in the south. It is the throat of the ancient Silk Road, one of the cradles of western culture, an important transportation hub and material distribution center in northern and southern Xinjiang, and an important political, economic and cultural center in the region.

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Kashgar is located in the northwest of People's Republic of China (PRC) and southwest of Xinjiang. It borders Taklimakan Desert in the east, Keping County and Awati in the northeast, Atushi County, Wuqia County and Akto County in the northwest, Pishan County in the southeast, Tajikistan in the west and Afghanistan and Pakistan in the southwest.

Kashgar was called Shule, Renru and Shufu in ancient times, including Shule (now four counties of Kashgar, Shufu, Shule and Jiashi), Puli (now Tashkurgan), shache, Ai Yin (now Yingjisha and Akto), Wuhefu (now south of Tashkurgan) and Xiye (now Yecheng). As the transportation hub of the ancient Silk Road, Kashgar is an international commercial port where Chinese and foreign businessmen gather. It is also the only national historical and cultural city in Xinjiang, which embodies the characteristics and essence of Uygur folk customs, culture and art, architectural style and traditional economy.

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