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San Antonio (/ˌsæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ/ SAN an-TOH-nee-oh; Spanish for "Saint Anthony"), officially the City of San Antonio, is a city in Texas, United States. The city is the seventh-most populous in the United States, the second-largest in the Southern United States, and the second-most populous in Texas. It is the 12th most-populous city in North America, with 1,434,625 residents in 2020.

Founded as a Spanish mission and colonial outpost in 1718, the city in 1731 became the first chartered civil settlement in what is now present-day Texas. The area was then part of the Spanish Empire. From 1821 to 1836, it was part of the Mexican Republic. It is the oldest municipality in Texas, having celebrated its 300th anniversary on May 1, 2018.

Kuqa is a Turkic transliteration, a place name in Uygur language and a meaning of hutong. "it is named because it is an important street in the hinterland of southern Xinjiang." "Kuche" has been written in many ways since ancient times, such as "Qiu ci", "qu Zi", "qu Xian", "Jiuzi", "Ku fork" and so on. It was named Kuche in 1758. It is said that "Kuqa" is an ancient Qiuci language, meaning "the city of Qiuci people". Kuqa County, which belongs to Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, is located in the central and western part of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, and belongs to the eastern end of Aksu region. The geographical location is between 40 °46 °N and 42 °35'N and 82 °35 °E and 84 °17'E. Kuqa County covers an area of 15200 square kilometers (2009). Kuqa County is a famous national historical and cultural city, with a large number of ancient city walls, temples, grottoes, beacons,
Travel Notes In Kuqa County
Southern Xinjiang free travel 10 days 11 nights
DAY3: Nalati - Kuqa Having been to Xinjiang is equivalent to seeing the whole world; driving to Xinjiang is equivalent to traveling all corners of th
Cross the Tianshan Mountains, let your heart fly, magnificent travel, beautiful Xinjiang! (three)
I set up a tent in Bayinbulak Grassland last night. Dinner was braised pork, cold spicy red skin, pancakes, salted eggs, and milk tea powder bought in
Golden Wheatfield Business Hotel: Entering the Bloody Grand Canyon in Kuqa, Xinjiang
The Scarlet Grand Canyon accidentally discovered by herdsmen in Xinjiang is rated as the most beautiful in China, and most people don't know it! Kuqa
Traveling Around the World (1410) Revisiting Southern Xinjiang Part 4: Kuqa Palace
On October 18, 2020, when we traveled to southern Xinjiang, we visited the Kuqa Palace. The picture shows the entrance of Kuqa Palace. Kuqa Palace is