Qumbash

Qumbash lies in the Aksu oasis, on the northwestern edge of the Tarim Basin. Rivers from the Tian Shan supply the cultivated land around Aksu before their waters pass into the Tarim system. The oasis stands on the road between Kashgar and Kucha, where fields and orchards break the dry country bordering the Taklamakan. Its settlements shared the fortunes of Aksu under Mongol, Chagatai and later Qing rule.