Aq Arqar
- Location
- Taxkorgan, Xinjiang, China, China
- Water type
- sulfurous
- Temperature
- 42 °C
- pH
- 6.5
Water profile
Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.
Rich in active gases or metals — a strong mineral character.
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Aq Arqar — 'White Wolf' in Kyrgyz or Kazakh — is a naturally sulphurous thermal spring in Central Asia, its dramatic name invoking the white wolf of Turkic and Mongolian mythology, a powerful and totemic animal associated with protection, ferocity, and the wild, untamed spirit of the steppe nomad. Hot springs bearing the names of powerful animals in Central Asian tradition are often understood as places of unusual natural potency, where the energy of the earth concentrates in a form as vibrant and fierce as the animal whose name it bears. The spring provides warm, sulphurous mineral water in the dramatic landscape of the Central Asian mountains.