Get to know Makit County
- Administrative area
- County · 县
- Part of
- Kashgar Prefecture
- Chinese name
- 麦盖提县
- Local areas
- County guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 11,022.53 km²
- Population · 2020
- 224,154
- Administrative seat
- Makit
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
A village devoted to painting
Dolan Painting Village lies seven kilometres south of the county’s urban area. Developed in 2013 around local farmers’ paintings, it organises painting creation, sales and training. Regular training classes and study visits for painters form part of its work. The scenic area received a national four-A tourism rating in 2015.
Development along the thirty-ninth parallel
The N39° area lies on the thirty-ninth parallel north and began development in 2016. Its zones include off-road experiences, desert sports, camping and special expeditions. Named installations include the Gate of Time (时光之门), Time Tunnel (时光隧道) and Hourglass (时光沙漏), alongside a camel area and desert-driving base. Makit hosted rounds of the Taklimakan Rally (环塔拉力赛) in 2019, 2023 and 2024.
Sources for this guide
麦盖提县刀郎画乡旅游景区简介 - 旅游 - 麦盖提县人民政府 · Makit County Culture, Sports, Broadcasting and Tourism Bureau
麦盖提县塔克拉玛干N39°沙漠旅游景区简介 - 旅游 - 麦盖提县人民政府 · Makit County Culture, Sports, Broadcasting and Tourism Bureau
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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Makit County 麦盖提县
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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