Yarkand
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Yar·kand | \ yär-ˈkänd 
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or Yarkant \ yär-ˈkänt \
\Definition of Yarkand
river in Kashmir and China flowing from the Karakoram Range north and west to join the Hotan River in Xinjiang Uygur forming the Tarim River
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