• Albuquerque
  • Tajik Autonomous County of Taxkorgan

Albuquerque (/ˈælbəkɜːrki/ (listen) AL-bə-kur-kee; Spanish: [alβuˈkeɾke]),[a] abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in 1706 as La Villa de Alburquerque by Nuevo México governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés. Named in honor of the Viceroy of New Spain, the 10th Duke of Alburquerque, the city was an outpost on El Camino Real linking Mexico City to the northernmost territories of New Spain.

Located in the Albuquerque Basin, the city is flanked by the Sandia Mountains to the east and the West Mesa to the west, with the Rio Grande and bosque flowing from north-to-south. According to the 2020 census, Albuquerque had 564,559 residents, making it the 32nd-most populous city in the United States and the fourth largest in the Southwest. It is the principal city of the Albuquerque metropolitan area, which had 916,528 residents as of July 2020, and forms part of the Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas combined statistical area, which numbers 1,162,523 as of January 2020.

Albuquerque is a hub for technology and media companies, historic landmarks, and the fine arts. The city is known for hosting the University of New Mexico, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the Gathering of Nations, the New Mexico State Fair, as well as for its diverse restaurant scene, which features both New Mexican cuisine and cuisines from around the world.

Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County is located in the southwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, connected with Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan in the northwest, southwest and south, Yecheng and Shache County in the southeast and east, and Aktao County in the north. Tashkurgan, which means "Stone City" in Uyghur language, gets its name from the ancient stone castles in the north of the city. Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County has a total area of 24088.82 square kilometers and a total population of 40, 000 (2012). There are Tajik, Kirgiz, Uygur, Han, Hui and other ethnic groups. The county has jurisdiction over 2 towns and 11 townships (including 1 ethnic township). Qiogori Peak is 8611 meters above sea level, which is the second highest peak in the world. September 25, 2018, obtained the Ministry of Commerce "2018 e-commerce into rural areas comprehensive demonstration"
Travel Notes In Tajik Autonomous County of Taxkorgan