The Jirzankal Cemetery

The Jirzankal Cemetery

The Jirzankal Cemetery is a national key cultural relics protection unit.

The Tashkurgan Jirzankal Sun Cemetery is located on a plateau northeast of Qushiman Village in Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, Kashgar Prefecture. It lies to the east of the Tashkurgan River and sits at an altitude of over 3,000 meters. The cemetery is approximately 10 kilometers from Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County and about 1 kilometer from National Highway 314. The Jirzankal Sun Cemetery is divided into two areas, designated as Area A and Area B.

On October 7, 2019, the Jirzankal Cemetery was included in the eighth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

Further reading:

· Eighth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units