# Kashgar
## English
### Alternative forms

* (obsolete) Cascar, Cashgar, Cashkar, Kaschgar
* (directly from Persian) Kashghar, Kâshghar, Kāshghar

### Etymology

Transliteration of Russian Кашга́р (Kašgár), from Persian کَاشْغَر (kâšğar).

### Pronunciation

* enPR: kăshʹgär

### Proper noun

Kashgar
* A prefecture of Xinjiang, China.
** 2017 May 11, Adam Jourdan, “Eight killed when magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits China's northwest”, in Paul Tait, editor, Reuters‎, archived from the original on March 09, 2025:The China Earthquake Administration (CEA) said the quake occurred in the remote Taxkorgan County area of Kashgar Prefecture at a depth of 8 km (5 miles).
** 2017 December 17, Gerry Shih, “AP Exclusive: Digital police state shackles Chinese minority”, in AP News‎, archived from the original on 28 April 2022‎:In one year, Kashgar Prefecture, which has a population of 4 million, has carried out mandatory checks for practically its entire population, said Yang Yanfeng, deputy director of Kashgar’s propaganda department. She characterized the checkups as a public health success story, not a security measure.
** 2019, “CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINA ANNUAL REPORT 2019”, in Congressional-Executive Commission on China‎, archived from the original on June 26, 2020, page 209:In addition, in January 2019, the Hong Kong-based security services company Frontier Services Group (FSG) announced on its website that it had signed an agreement with local XUAR officials to build a training facility in Kashgar prefecture, XUAR.
** 2020 October 28, “Coronavirus digest: Italy posts record infection numbers as Europe locks down”, in Deutsche Welle‎, archived from the original on October 28, 2020, News‎:Authorities in Kashgar prefecture in the Xinjiang region of northwestern China say they have completed tests on more than 4.7 million residents. It follows the country's latest outbreak at the weekend.
** For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Kashgar.
* A county-level city in Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang, China.
** [1693, Robert Morden, “Of China”, in Geography Rectified; or a Description of the World‎, 3rd edition, page 439:The Province of Xenſi extends to the Kingdom of Preſter John. Caſcar and Thebet, which the Chineſes in a general Name call Sifan it is a large Province, and is divided into eight Counties, having one hundred and eighty Cities: Sigan is the Metropolis of the whole, ſeated on the River Guei, in a moſt pleaſant and delightful place, of a noble Proſpect, and good Trade.]
** 1826, Sylvanus Urban, “Foreign News”, in The Gentleman's Magazine‎, volume XCVI, London: John Nichols and Son, page 634:The last accounts from Mr. Moncrieff left him at Cashmere. From that place he sent to ask permission of the Government of Kashgar to go to Buchara, to purchase horses. This was refused, and he was obliged to take another route and proceed through Cabul.
** 1977, Jack Chen, Sinkiang Story‎, Macmillan Publishing Company, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page xxv:The weapon steel and metalwork of Kashgar, the carpets of Khotan, the painted caves of Kezir were famed throughout Central Asia.
** 1992, “Xinjiang: Unquiet Spring”, in Tibet Information Network (Background Papers on Tibet)‎, page 51:In 1990 a fight between armed locals and the police and military flared up in Baren, in Akto, near Kashgar, in which at least 22 people were killed, of whom six were members of the security forces; some sources say the locals had intended to initiate an armed uprising.
** For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Kashgar.

#### Synonyms

* (from Uyghur)
** (كاشغەر): Kashgher, Kaxgar (SASM/GNC broad romanization), Kaxĝär (SASM/GNC strict romanization)
** (قەشقەر): Qeshqer, Kaxkar (SASM/GNC broad romanization), K̂äxk̂är (SASM/GNC strict romanization)
* (from Mandarin Chinese) Kashi, K'a-shih, K'o-shih
* (from Chagatai قاشقار) Qashqar, Qāshqār

#### Derived terms

* Kashgari
* Kashgaria

#### Translations
### Further reading

* “Kashgar”, in Collins English Dictionary.
* Kashgar in Encyclopædia Britannica
* Kashgar at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
* “Kashgar”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
* “Kashgar”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
* “Kashgar” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2025.
* Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Kashi”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎, volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1513, column 2: “Also called Kashgar.”

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑshɡɑr/, [ˈkɑ̝s̠hɡɑ̝r]
* Rhymes: -ɑshɡɑr
* Hyphenation: Kash‧gar

### Proper noun

Kashgar
* Alternative spelling of Kašgar.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Kashgar (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kashgarini
accusative
nom.
Kashgarini
gen.
Kashgarini
genitive
Kashgarini
partitive
Kashgariani
inessive
Kashgarissani
elative
Kashgaristani
illative
Kashgariini
adessive
Kashgarillani
ablative
Kashgariltani
allative
Kashgarilleni
essive
Kashgarinani
translative
Kashgarikseni
abessive
Kashgarittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kashgarisi
accusative
nom.
Kashgarisi
gen.
Kashgarisi
genitive
Kashgarisi
partitive
Kashgariasi
inessive
Kashgarissasi
elative
Kashgaristasi
illative
Kashgariisi
adessive
Kashgarillasi
ablative
Kashgariltasi
allative
Kashgarillesi
essive
Kashgarinasi
translative
Kashgariksesi
abessive
Kashgarittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kashgarimme
accusative
nom.
Kashgarimme
gen.
Kashgarimme
genitive
Kashgarimme
partitive
Kashgariamme
inessive
Kashgarissamme
elative
Kashgaristamme
illative
Kashgariimme
adessive
Kashgarillamme
ablative
Kashgariltamme
allative
Kashgarillemme
essive
Kashgarinamme
translative
Kashgariksemme
abessive
Kashgarittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kashgarinne
accusative
nom.
Kashgarinne
gen.
Kashgarinne
genitive
Kashgarinne
partitive
Kashgarianne
inessive
Kashgarissanne
elative
Kashgaristanne
illative
Kashgariinne
adessive
Kashgarillanne
ablative
Kashgariltanne
allative
Kashgarillenne
essive
Kashgarinanne
translative
Kashgariksenne
abessive
Kashgarittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kashgarinsa
accusative
nom.
Kashgarinsa
gen.
Kashgarinsa
genitive
Kashgarinsa
partitive
Kashgariaan Kashgariansa
inessive
Kashgarissaan Kashgarissansa
elative
Kashgaristaan Kashgaristansa
illative
Kashgariinsa
adessive
Kashgarillaan Kashgarillansa
ablative
Kashgariltaan Kashgariltansa
allative
Kashgarilleen Kashgarillensa
essive
Kashgarinaan Kashgarinansa
translative
Kashgarikseen Kashgariksensa
abessive
Kashgarittaan Kashgarittansa
instructive
comitative

## Portuguese
### Proper noun

Kashgar f
* Kashgar (a city in Xinjiang, China)

## Spanish
### Proper noun

Kashgar m
* Kashgar (a city in Xinjiang, China)
    Synonym: Kasgar