Shufu County

Shufu (Kashgar Konasheher) County

疏附县قەشقەر كونا شەھەر ناھىيىسى
County

Location of the county
Country China
Province Xinjiang
Prefecture-level divisions Kashgar Prefecture
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Shufu County
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 疏附縣
Simplified Chinese 疏附县
Uyghur name
Uyghur
قەشقەر كونا شەھەر ناھىيىسى
Literal meaning Kashgar Old Town County

The Shufu (Kashgar Konasheher) County, is a county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Kashgar Prefecture. It contains an area of 3,513 km². According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 360,000.

2013 attack

On December 15, 2013, 16 people were killed in an attack on a police-station. A group, armed with knives and bombs, attacked the police-station and killed two police officers.[1] In the aftermath 14 of the 16 attackers were killed by police special units.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Attack on Police in Western China Kills 16, Tianshan Reports". Bloomberg. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  2. "16 die in attack on police station in west China". USA Today. December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.

Coordinates: 39°21′00″N 75°51′03″E / 39.35000°N 75.85083°E / 39.35000; 75.85083

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