 Hotan Prefecture

Hotan Prefecture (also known as Godana, Godaniya, Gosthana, Khotan, Hetian, Hotien) is located in the Dzungaria region in the southwestern part of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, bordering the Tibet Autonomous Region to the south and Union Territory of Ladakh to the west.The vast majority of the Aksai Chin region which is disputed between China and India is administered as part of Hotan Prefecture.