Topic - Hotan

Hotan (also known as Godana, Godaniya, Gosthana, Khotan, Hetian, Hotien) is a major oasis town in southwestern Xinjiang, an autonomous region in Western China. The city proper of Hotan broke off from the larger Hotan County to become an administrative area in its own right in August 1984. It is the seat of Hotan Prefecture. - Source: Wikipedia