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Hotan (hô`tän`) or Khotan (kō`tän`), city and oasis (1994 est. pop. 75,900), SW Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, near the headstream of the Hotan River; the name sometimes appears as Ho-t'ien. It is the center of an area growing cotton, corn, wheat, rice, and fruit. Silk and cotton textiles and carpets are manufactured, and jewelry is made from the great quantity of jade in the area. Hotan is connected by road with Kashi (Kashgar) and Ürümqi (Urumchi).

On the southern part of the Silk Road, Hotan was an early center for the spread of Buddhism from India into China. It fell to the Arabs in the 8th cent., and grew wealthy on the proceeds of the caravan trade that traveled the route between China and the West. Its prosperity ended with the conquest of Hotan by Jenghiz Khan Jenghiz Khan or Genghis Khan , Mongolian Chinggis Khaan 1167?–1227, Mongol conqueror, originally named Temujin. He succeeded his father, Yekusai, as chieftain of a Mongol tribe and then fought to become ruler of a Mongol confederacy.
..... Click the link for more information. . After many political changes the region became (1878) permanently part of China.

Hotan, Hotien, Ho-t'ien

1. an oasis in W China, in the Taklimakan Shamo desert of central Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, around the seasonal Hotan River

2. the chief town of this oasis, situated at the foot of the Kunlun Mountains. Pop.: 71 600 (latest est.)

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Six were held this week in Hotan, two in Altay and one in Kashgar, the China Daily reported, citing police and local government officials.

Nine held over new Xinjiang attacks: state media by AFP / AFP Asian Edition

Six were held this week in Hotan, two in Altay and one in Kashgar, the China Daily reported, citing police and local government officials.

Nine held over new Xinjiang attacks: state media by AFP / AFP Global Edition

The investment will target the construction and renovation of 465 bilingual kindergartens in Kashgar, Hotan and other parts of southern Xinjiang and authorities hope bilingual education ''can be an effective cure in bridging communication among all peoples in Xinjiang,'' the daily said.

China to double spending for bilingual education in Xinjiang by Asian Economic News