Artush (/ɑːrˈtʊʃ/ ar-TUUSH; also transliterated as Artux[3] or Atush) is a county-level city and the capital of Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang, China.

[6] In the Han Dynasty, it was a component of Shule, a significant town on the historic Silk Road, and continues to thrive in trade and business.

Like most of Xinjiang, Artush has a cool arid climate (Köppen BWk) with hot summers, freezing winters and little precipitation and low humidity year-round.

Most of this limited precipitation falls from erratic thunderstorms in the summer months, although at this time relative humidity averages less than 35 percent.

[13] Artush features undulating high mountains and minor plains, with the topography elevated in the north and declining in the south, gradually dropping from the southwest to the east, resulting in a complex terrain.

The central region comprises the middle highlands and low hills, interspersed with the Tugu Baiti and Harajun basins.

Agricultural products include wheat, corn, sorghum, sesame, rice and others, and the local specialty is the common fig.