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Qiemo Town
The
oasis
town of
Qiemo
or
Cherchen
(, ;
Uighur
: Qarqan, also spelled
Charchan
) is the capital of
Qiemo County
, of the
Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture
,
Xinjiang
, China is on the
Qiemo River
, at the foot of the
Qilian
Mountains, on the old
Southern Silk Route
. Anciently the town, and the kingdom it controlled, were frequently known as
Shanshan
.
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