Hotan

[ haw-tahn ]

noun

, Pinyin.

1. an oasis in western China, in southwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
2. the chief city in this oasis.

Hotan

/ ˈhəʊˈtæn; ˈhəʊˈtjɛn /

noun

1. an oasis in W China, in the Taklimakan Shamo desert of central Xinjiang, around the seasonal Hotan River
2. the chief town of this oasis, situated at the foot of the Kunlun Mountains. Pop: 114 000 (2006 est)

Example Sentences

New Delhi was fourth while Pakistan's Lahore and China's Hotan topped the list.

From Reuters

China had just one city - Hotan - in the world’s top 10 for worst air.

From Washington Times

China had just one city — Hotan — in the world’s top 10 for worst air.

From Seattle Times

Hotan, the only Chinese city in the top 20, followed Lahore with PM2.5 levels of 94.3, an improvement from 101.5 in 2021.

From Reuters

In the summer of 2015, for example, the first administrative order banning Islamic names in Hotan, China, was issued.

From Salon