Meaning of Raskam | Babel Free

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A river in China, the upper part of Yarkand.

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“Where was the band heading? Not for India—probably for Yarkand; possibly for some place⟳ still farther east. It was therefore necessary for Captain Blacker to turn⟳ south-east up the Raskam River, and plunge into the wild tangle of the Karakoram mountains.”

“Similarly, on the upper valleys of the Raskam river, a major tributary of the Yarkand river in Sinkiang, the Mir possessed certain rights of cultivation which he valued as this was the only direction in which he could expand⟳ his territory to accommodate any population increase⟳: to the south he was effectively hemmed in by other states.”

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