Artush

Artush (/ɑːrˈtʊʃ/ ar-TUUSH; also transliterated as Artux or Atush) is a county-level city and the capital of Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang, China. The government seat is in Guangming Road Subdistrict. As of 2018, it has a population of 285,507 people, 81.4 per cent of whom are Uyghurs.

Artush
阿图什市 (Chinese)
ئاتۇش شەھىرى (Uyghur)
ارتىش شاارى (Kyrgyz)
Artux, Atush
Tomb of Sultan Satuk Bughra Khan
Artush
Location in Xinjiang
Artush
Artush (Xinjiang)
Artush
Artush (China)
Coordinates (Artush municipal government): 39°42′58″N 76°10′06″E
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Autonomous prefectureKizilsu
Municipal seatGuangming Road Subdistrict
Area
  Total15,697.78 km2 (6,060.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total290,936
  Density19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Demographics
  Major ethnic groups
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.xjats.gov.cn (in Chinese)
Artush
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese阿图什
Traditional Chinese阿圖什
Uyghur name
Uyghurئاتۇش
Kyrgyz name
Kyrgyzارتىش
Артыш
Artysh
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