Sampul, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Shanpulu; ;, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency , formerly / ) is a town in Lop County (Luopu), Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China.
History
Local inhabitants at Sampul cemetery around where art such as the Sampul tapestry has been found,Christopoulos, Lucas (August 2012), "Hellenes and Romans in Ancient China (240 BC – 1398 AD)," in Victor H. Mair (ed), Sino-Platonic Papers, No. 230, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, University of Pennsylvania Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, pp 15-16, ISSN 2157-9687. buried their dead from roughly 217 BCE to 283 CE.Christopoulos, Lucas (August 2012), "Hellenes and Romans in Ancient China (240 BC – 1398 AD)," in Victor H. Mair (ed), Sino-Platonic Papers, No. 230, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, University of Pennsylvania Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, p. 27, ISSN 2157-9687. The analysis of mtDNA haplogroup distribution showed that the Sampula inhabitants had a large mixture of East Asian, Persian and European characteristics.Trading Genes along the Silk Road: mtDNA Sequences and the Origin of Central Asian Populations; David Comas1, 2, *, Francesc Calafell1, 3, *, Eva Mateu1, Anna Pérez-Lezaun1, 4, Elena Bosch1, Rosa Martínez-Arias1, Jordi Clarimon1, Fiorenzo Facchini5, Giovanni Fiori5, Donata Luiselli5, Davide Pettener5 and Jaume Bertranpetit1, The American Journal of Human Genetics, Volume 63, Issue 6, 1824–1838, 1 December 1998 According to Chengzhi et al. (2007), analysis of maternal mitochondrial DNA of the human remains has revealed genetic affinities at the maternal side to Ossetians and Iranians, an Eastern-Mediterranean paternal lineage.Christopoulos, Lucas (August 2012), "Hellenes and Romans in Ancient China (240 BC – 1398 AD)," in Victor H. Mair (ed), Sino-Platonic Papers, No. 230, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, University of Pennsylvania Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, p. 27 & footnote #46, ISSN 2157-9687.
The Sampul tapestry was discovered in Sampul in the mid-1980s.
On October 21, 2014, Sampul township () disestablished and Sampul town () was created.
In 2016–17, five villages were added to Sampul.
On the afternoon of April 7, 2017, the XUAR Judiciary Office's de-extremization () propaganda team began three days of de-extremization lectures in the county including visits in Sampul.
On December 13, 2019, the body of a 5 year old Uyghur boy was found in snow in a stream in Sampul, and viral video of the discovery led to international attention.
Administrative divisions
, Sampul included thirty-one villages (Mandarin Chinese Hanyu Pinyin-derived names, except where Uyghur is provided):
Arimaili () Xianbaibazha () Köchken (Kuoqikan, Kuoqikancun;, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency / ) Lengger (Langan, Langancun;, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency / ) Kilente (Kelante, Kelantecun;, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency / ) Aydingköl (Ayidingkule, Ayiding Kulecun;, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency / ) Bash medris (Bashi'airike, Bashi Airikecun;, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency / , or Bashi'akemaidirisi ) Ayagh medris (Ayake'airike; / , or Ayake'akemaidirisi, Ayake Akemai Dirisicun, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ) Chaqpi mark (Qiakemake, Qiake Makecun;, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency / ) Jay'ëriq (Jiayi'airike, Jiayi Airikecun; / ) Qurbagh (Ku'erbage, Ku'er Bagecun;, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency / ) Qotaz (Kuotazilangan; / ) Ildam (Yiledamu, Yiledamucun;, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency / ) Bashikeyikuo () Qumbagh (Kumubage, Kumu Bagecun;, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency / ) Sëriq (Serike; / ) Qarangghuyar (Karangguya, Karang Guyacun;, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency / ) Ayagh qiyqu (Ayagekeyikuo; / ) Kalayangtake (Kalayang Takecun;, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ) Bashbiz (Bashibizili, Bashibizilicun;, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency / ) Otturabiz (Outulabizili, Outula Bizilicun;, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency / ) Ayagh biz (Ayagebizili; / ) Karki (Kalake'er; / ) Yëngi lengger (Yinglangan; / ) Bositankule () Yingbage () Bulake () Bashikule () Ayagekelante () Nu'erluke () Kazimileke ()
In 2009, villages in Sampul township included:
Arimaili (), Xianbaibazha (), Kuoqikan (), Langan (), Kelante (), Ayidingkule (), Bashi'akemaidirisi (), Ayake'akemaidirisi (), Qiakemake (), Jiayi'airike (), Ku'erbage (), Kuotazilangan (), Yiledamu (), Bashikeyikuo (), Kumubage (), Serike (), Karangguya (), Ayagekeyikuo (), Kalayangtake (), Bashibizili (), Outulabizili (), Ayagebizili (), Kalake'er (), Yinglangan (), Bositankule (), Yingbage ()
Demographics
See also List of township-level divisions of Xinjiang
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