2007-11-14 03:30:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Khotan is an oasis town and a prefecture in the Taklamakan desert that was part of the southern silk road. Presently located in the southern Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China.
Today this remote town, populated almost exclusively by Uyghurs, which is one of the biggest ethnic groups in china. therefore, they are chinese by nationality, but not chinese by race.
2007-11-14 13:07:06 · answer #1 · answered by Wa Lao 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Kingdom of Khotan is an ancient Buddhist kingdom that was located on the branch of the Silk Road that ran along the southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert in the Tarim basin. (The area lies in present day Xinjiang, China).
detail :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Khotan
2007-11-14 03:44:26 · answer #2 · answered by think_it_over 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it's inChina and the inhabitants are Chinese.
2007-11-14 05:30:22 · answer #3 · answered by Loren S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋