page_title: Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture
hierarchical_section_title: Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture
context_page_description: Kizilsu is an autonomous prefecture of Kyrgyz people in the west of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, bordering with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The prefecture has an area of 69,112 km² and its capital is Artux. Kizilsu in the Kyrgyz language means “red water”.
context_section_description: Kizilsu (also as Kezilesu; Chinese: 克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州; pinyin: Kèzīlèsū Kēěrkèzī Zìzhìzhōu) is an autonomous prefecture of Kyrgyz people in the west of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, bordering with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The prefecture has an area of 69,112 km² (26,684 sq mi) and its capital is Artux. Kizilsu in the Kyrgyz language means “red water”.
caption: Kizilsu Prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange)