Seriqbuya

Seriqbuya
Sëriqbuya, سېرىقبۇيا
Selibuya
Town
سېرىقبۇيا, 色力布亚 (Sèlìbùyà)
Seriqbuya

Location in Xinjiang

Coordinates: 39°18′10″N 77°49′17″E / 39.30278°N 77.82139°E / 39.30278; 77.82139
Country People's Republic of China
Autonomous Region Xinjiang
Prefecture Kashgar
Time zone GMT+6
Postal code 844000
Area code(s) 0998
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 色力布亞鎮
Simplified Chinese 色力布亚镇

Seriqbuya (Uyghur: سېرىقبۇيا, USY: Сериқбуя, ULY: Sëriqbuya; Chinese: ; pinyin: Zhèn) is a town in Maralbexi (Bachu) County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. It is located on Provincial Road 215, on the left (northwestern) bank of the Yarkand River and about 180 kilometers to the east of the city of Kashgar.

In 2013, Seriqbuya was the site of violence between ethnic Uyghurs on one side and Chinese government officials and police on the other.[1]

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