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Corrected location of shared taxi station to Wuqia
'''Kashgar''' or '''Kashi''' is an oasis city in the western part of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in [[China]].
== Hitching Hitchhiking out ==
=== North towards [[Urumqi]]/[[Turpan]], west towards [[Irkeshtam Pass]] and [[Kyrgyzstan]] ===
Take bus #2 going north from To the central mosque squareIrkeshtam Pass, The easiest way to to opt for a ride with a truck driver. After 15-20 minutes along the main road northIf you start in Kashgar, take the bus turns right earliest (around 6am local time) shared taxi to Wuqia in Wuqia County (乌恰镇 乌恰县). In Uyghur language it's called Ulugqat (pronounced Uluk-chat). As of September 2023, the airporttaxis depart [https://www.google.com/maps/place/39%C2%B029'30.5%22N+76%C2%B000'11.3%22E/@39.491811,76.0005731, but get off here and continue straight on17z/ 1. Behind 5 blocks south of the airport the road becomes a highway junction of Tianshan E Rd and Yingbin Blvd] and charge around 40-50 yuan per person. After 2 hours you can start hitching from here. The junction off for will be half ways to the [[Irkeshtam Pass]] and [[Torugart pass]] border crossing into [[Kyrgyzstan]] is another 20 km further down , just hitchhike straight - try your luck with the highwayhuge white-container trucks.
Another option is to take bus #2 going north from the central mosque square. After 15-20 minutes along the main road north, the bus turns right to the airport, but get off here and continue straight on. After the airport turn the road becomes a highway and you can start hitching from here. The junction off for the [[Irkeshtam Pass]] and [[Torugart Pass]] border crossing into [[Kyrgyzstan]] is another 20 km further down the highway.
 
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