Artush

Artux ئاتۇش 阿图什
County-level city
Country	China
Province	Xinjiang
Prefecture	Kizilsu (Kirghiz)
Area
• Total	15,698 km2 (6,061 sq mi)
Population  (2003)
• Total	210,000
• Density	13/km2 (35/sq mi)

Artux, Atush or Atushi (simplified Chinese: 阿图什; traditional Chinese: 阿圖什; pinyin: Ātúshí; Template:Ug) is a county-level city in Xinjiang. The area is 15,509 km² and the total population is 200,000 (2002). Artux is the seat of Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture. Is situated south of the Tianshan mountains, in the northwest part of the Tarim Basin. The city's annual mean temperature is 12 ℃, precipitation 80 millimeters. Artux's economy is primarily agriculture, the agricultural products are mainly cotton, grapes, and sheep.