Peyziwat County
Encyclopedia
Peyzawat County (also sometimes spelled as Faizabad or Fayzawat) is a county level administration of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of Kashgar Prefecture
. It contains an area of 6,528 km². According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 320,000. The administrative center of Peyzawat County is a village of the same name.
activists. In 1997 there were a series of deadly earthquakes
in the county.
The region is also sometimes called "Faizabad" in historic literature.
Kashgar Prefecture
Kashgar Prefecture or Kashi Prefecture is located in mid-western Xinjiang, China. It has an area of 112,057 km² and 3,979,362 inhabitants at the 2010 cenus with a population density of 36 inhabitants/km² )....
. It contains an area of 6,528 km². According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 320,000. The administrative center of Peyzawat County is a village of the same name.
History
Peyziwat County was established in July 1902. In 1981 there was a brief pro-independence rebellion in the county staged by UyghurUyghur people
The Uyghur are a Turkic ethnic group living in Eastern and Central Asia. Today, Uyghurs live primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China...
activists. In 1997 there were a series of deadly earthquakes
1997 Jiashi earthquakes
The Jiashi Earthquakes were a series of earthquakes from 1997 to 2003, with several earthquakes larger than Ms 6 occurring between January and April, 1997. Two strong earthquakes with magnitudes Ms 6.4 and 6.3 occurred on January 21, 1997 at 09:47 and 09:48 local time, respectively, in Jiashi...
in the county.
The region is also sometimes called "Faizabad" in historic literature.