Synopsis Kashgar, a brief introductory of the country beyond them will in this place, for convenience sake, be advisable in order to avoide digression from the narative of the journey. Kashgar was an independent country. Its area was approximately 243, 750 square miles, is surrounded by china, rassia, afganistan, pakistan, india, tibet & mongolia. Its boarders are not completely delimlimted & recoignised.