Jimsar County

Jimsar County is a county in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. It contains an area of 8,149 km2 (3,146 sq mi). According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 130,000.

Jimsar County
吉木萨尔县 (Chinese)
جىمىسار ناھىيىسى (Uyghur)
Jimasa; Fuyuan
Location of Jimsar County (pink) in Changji Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang (light grey)
Jimsar County
Jimsar County
Jimsar County
Coordinates: 43°59′N 89°04′E
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Autonomous prefectureChangji
Township-level divisions4 towns
4 townships
County seatJimsar Town
Area
  Total8,140.84 km2 (3,143.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total153,197
  Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.jmser.gov.cn
Jimsar County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese吉木萨尔县
Traditional Chinese吉木薩爾縣
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese孚远县
Traditional Chinese孚遠縣
Uyghur name
Uyghurجىمىسار ناھىيىسى

Near the town of Jimsar are the ruins of the ancient city of Beiting (Chinese: 北庭; pinyin: Běitíng) or Ting Prefecture (Chinese: 庭州; pinyin: Tíngzhōu), the headquarters of the Beiting Protectorate during the 8th century. It was later known as Beshbalik (Chinese: 别失八里) and became one of the capitals of the Uyghur Khaganate and then the Kingdom of Qocho.

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