Get to know Awat County
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- Administrative area
- County · 县
- Part of
- Aksu Prefecture
- Chinese name
- 阿瓦提县
- Local areas
- County guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 13,017.89 km²
- Population · 2020
- 242,481
- Administrative seat
- Awat Town
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Rivers and orchard produce
The county is part of the headwater region of the Tarim River (塔里木河), where the Aksu (阿克苏河), Yarkand (叶尔羌河) and Hotan (和田河) rivers meet. Dry weather, long sunshine hours and large differences between daytime and night-time temperatures characterise the area. Cotton and fruit growing are prominent; local produce includes mango apricots (芒果杏), Jiuyueju peaches (九月菊桃), yellow-fleshed watermelons and Naxigan melons (纳西甘甜瓜).
Dolan cultural traditions
Dolan culture (刀郎文化) is a central strand of Awat’s identity. Its local traditions include Dolan Meshrep (刀郎麦西热甫), Dolan Muqam (刀郎木卡姆), Dolan rawap art (刀郎热瓦甫艺术) and the making of museles (慕萨莱思). Dolan Tribe Scenic Area (刀郎部落景区) is one of the county’s named cultural destinations.
Sources for this guide
阿瓦提县人民政府 行政区划 · Awat County Government
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-27.
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Awat County 阿瓦提县
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Getting there
Awat County is about 60 km in a straight line from central Aksu Prefecture. Search for 阿瓦提县 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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