Kyrgyz language
Th name Ulugqat is from the Kyrgyz language and means "branch valleys" (). The name "Wuqia" is Mandarin Chinese for an abbreviated form of the name "Wulukeqiati" (), based on the sound of the Kyrgyz name. It is named after that the Kizilsu Valley divides into two separate branch valleys in the area and the place presents the shape of the three mountain valleys.