Stein argued that, judging from the topography and remains found around Tashkurgan, the fort and associated settlements had clearly been central to the broader Sarikol area, controlling routes from the Oxus to the oases of southern Turkestan.

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Name: Tashkorgan Town topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Tashkorgan Town, Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, Kachgar, Xinjiang, China (37.75534 75.17241 37.81633 75.24995)

Average elevation: 3,109 m

Minimum elevation: 3,046 m

Maximum elevation: 3,712 m

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