- an oasis in western China, in southwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
- the chief city in this oasis.
- an oasis in W China, in the Taklimakan Shamo desert of central Xinjiang, around the seasonal Hotan River
- the chief town of this oasis, situated at the foot of the Kunlun Mountains. Pop: 114 000 (2006 est)
