Stock photography picture of The exterior of the mosque in Kashgar Kashi China

A0MTX3 - Licenced Caption The exterior of the mosque in Kashgar Kashi China Description Kashgar is the hub of an important commercial district the western terminus of the main road of the province and a center for caravan trade with India Afghanistan Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan Wheat corn cotton barley rice beans and fruit are grown there Cotton and wool cloth rugs leatherware and jewelry are manufactured From Kashi a mountain pass provides a route to Samarkand and thence to the Middle East The city predominantly Uigur in ethnic composition first came under Chinese rule in the period of the Han dynasty 206 B C â A D 221 Romans traded there in the 6th cent When Kashi was the capital of the Uigur Turks 750â 840 it was also a center of Manichaeism Visited by Marco Polo in 1275 Kashi was soon after conquered by Jenghiz Khan From the 15th to the 17th cent it was ruled by hereditary Khojar Muslim kings The city passed definitively to China in 1760 but since then there have been uprisings and periods of contested control Points of interest include the Aidkah Mosque and the Abak Hoja Tomb bearing the remains of a 17th century ruler Keywords Asia, Asian, Mosque, Madrasa, Religion, Muslim, Kashgar, Kashi, China, Chinese, Color, Colour, Photography, One, 1, Man, Sitting, Adult, Prayer, Praying, Minaret, Exterior, Architecture, Building, Religion, Faith, Belief, Believer