Makit County

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Name

The name of the county is also transliterated from Uyghur as Markit,[8][9][10] Mekit[11][12] and Merket, and from Mandarin Chinese as Maigaiti (Mai-kai-t'i, Maikaiti).

History

In 1928, Makit County was created as part of Kashgar Circuit (Script error: No such module "Lang".).[13]

In 2002, 240 Tajik (China) households displaced from Taxkorgan reclaimed a desert village in the county.[14]

In early 2011, a Uyghur butcher in Makit County and six friends were arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a Han Chinese prostitute.[15]

As part of the policies of Chen Quanguo, 61 convenience police stations were being built in the county in 2016.[1]

In August 2018, a 10-year-old boy whose parents were detained in the Xinjiang internment camps drowned in the Zerepshan River.[4]

According to an anonymous Uyghur local government employee quoted in a Radio Free Asia article, during Ramadan 2020 (April 23 to May 23), residents of the county were told they could face punishment for fasting including being sent to an internment camp.[16]

Climate

The number of days of dusty/sandy weather per annum in Makit County has dropped from 106 in 2010 to 40 in 2018. Over the same period, annual rainfall increased from Script error: No such module "convert". to Script error: No such module "convert". per year.[3]

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Administrative divisions

The county includes 2 towns and 8 townships.[17][18]

Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Administrative division code Notes
Towns
Makit Town Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang".[19] Script error: No such module "lang". 653127100
Bazarjemi Town Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653127101 formerly Bazarjemi Township (Script error: No such module "Lang". / Script error: No such module "Lang".)
Townships
Shehitdong Township Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang".[20] Script error: No such module "lang". 653127201
Yantak Township[21] Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653127202
Tümantal Township[22] Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang".[23] Script error: No such module "lang". 653127203
Ghazkol Township Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653127204
Qizilawat Township Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653127205
Qumqisar Township Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653127206
Hangghitliq Township Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653127207
Qurma Township Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". 653127208

Economy

The county has a highly developed irrigation system. Agricultural products of the county include cotton, corn, wheat, flax, melons, and sugar beet. The livestock industry is strong. Local specialities include dried apricot and raisins. Industries include coal mining, tractor manufacture, construction, textiles, etc.[7]

Demographics

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As of 2015, 225,608 of the 272,010 residents of the county were Uyghur, 45,241 were Han Chinese and 1,161 were from other ethnic groups.[24]

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As of 1999, 78.36% of the population of Makit (Markit, Maigaiti) County was Uyghur and 21.43% of the population was Han Chinese.[25]

Transportation

Historical maps

Historical English-language maps including Makit:

See also

Notes

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References

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