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Kuqa (库车 Kùchē) is a city in Xinjiang in China.

[edit] Understand

Kuqa is divided between the New Town (Chinese) section to the east and the Old Town (Uighur) to the west. Wenhua Road runs between both sections east to west.

[edit] Get in

[edit] By train

Kuqa Railway Station is 7km southeast of the center of the New Town. Due to the lack of trains in south Xinjiang, there are only limited choices from Urumqi, Kurla and Kashgar.

• Kashgar - takes about 9-11 hours
• Urumqi - takes about 12-18 hours

[edit] By bus

The Long Distance Bus Station is in the southeast of the center of the New Town.

• Kashgar - takes about 20 hours,and is difficult to find a sleeper as Kuqa is not a terminal, you have to wait for passing buses in front of the bus station in the morning. Alternatively, you may take a direct bus to Aksu, and catch a bus from there to Kashgar.
• Korla - takes about 4 hours,around 5 buses every day.
• Urumqi - takes about 18 hours
• Yining - takes about 48 hours

[edit] Get around

[edit][add listing] See

• Kiril Grottoes. One of China's four grottoes which was built earlier than Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang. The 10,000 sq m of murals, kept in 236 caves are still in place today, are of high value for artists and researchers alike.  edit

• Kuqa Old Town Mosque. Sleepy town mosque, center of the local community.  edit

[edit][add listing] Do

• Bazaar. Do not miss the Friday Bazaar in the Old Town.  edit

[edit][add listing] Buy

[edit][add listing] Eat

[edit][add listing] Drink

[edit][add listing] Sleep

[edit] Budget

[edit] Mid range

[edit] Splurge

• Kuqa Restaurant (库车饭店 Kùchē Fàndiàn), Tianshan Road, ☎ +86 996 7131156.  edit

[edit] Get out

• Big Dragon Lake and Little Dragon Lake - scenery similar to Tianchi Lake but without the tourists