Shache

[ shah-chœ ]

noun

, Pinyin.

1. a city in western Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in northwestern China, in a large oasis of the Tarim Basin.

Shache

/ ˈʃæˈtʃeɪ /

noun

1. a town in W China, in the W Xinjiang: a centre of the caravan trade between China, India, and Transcaspian areas Also calledYarkand

Word History and Origins

Origin of Shache¹

From Chinese Shāchē, from Uyghur Yarkand “Cliff City”

Example Sentences

In July, for example, Hoshur reported that Chinese police had fatally shot scores of knife- and ax-wielding Uighurs who went on a rampage in Shache county in Xinjiang, apparently angry about restrictions on the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and an earlier “cold-blooded killing” of a family of five.

From Washington Post

Shache, part of Kashgar prefecture, is the same county where 37 people were reportedly killed in an ax-and-knife attack July 28.

From Washington Post

According to China’s Xinhua News Agency, 11 of the dead were “mobsters” who tossed explosive devices and attacked civilians with knives on a food market street in Shache County, south of Kashgar, about 1:30 p.m.

From Washington Post

The official Xinhua News Agency reported that the attack took place at a “food street” Friday in Shache county, the same region where state media said a series of attacks in July left 96 people dead, including 59 assailants.

From Time

Police in Shache county declined to provide information about the incident.

From Time