沙(sha)棘林景(jing)區距烏什(shen)縣(xian)城(cheng)27公里,位于縣(xian)城(cheng)西北方向的奧特貝多希鄉(xiang)黑山北麓,托什(shen)干河(he)流域南岸河(he)谷地帶。
烏什縣沙(sha)(sha)(sha)棘(ji)資源(yuan)豐富,現(xian)有沙(sha)(sha)(sha)棘(ji)林面積10萬(wan)畝,被國家授予為“中(zhong)國沙(sha)(sha)(sha)棘(ji)之鄉”稱號。沙(sha)(sha)(sha)棘(ji)林主(zhu)要分(fen)布于托什干河(he)兩岸(an),成(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)叢、成(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)簇、成(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)片、成(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)林,面積都在千畝以上。沙(sha)(sha)(sha)棘(ji)林中(zhong)鳥類成(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)群,野(ye)雞、野(ye)鴨、野(ye)兔隨(sui)處可(ke)見,每到春暖(nuan)花(hua)開(kai)(kai),沙(sha)(sha)(sha)棘(ji)林中(zhong)綠草、綠樹(shu)、成(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)蔭,秋(qiu)季來(lai)臨(lin),淡(dan)紅淡(dan)紅的(de)(de)沙(sha)(sha)(sha)棘(ji)果成(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)餅、成(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)串(chuan)、成(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)堆、掛滿沙(sha)(sha)(sha)棘(ji)樹(shu),煞是(shi)(shi)誘人(ren),成(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)片、成(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)林的(de)(de)紅綠相間景(jing)(jing)象(xiang),甚是(shi)(shi)壯觀(guan),與沙(sha)(sha)(sha)灘、河(he)流,還有遠(yuan)處的(de)(de)雪(xue)山融為一體,相互應襯,景(jing)(jing)觀(guan)奇特、恢弘。沙(sha)(sha)(sha)棘(ji)果紅里(li)透亮,維生素(su)含量極(ji)高,是(shi)(shi)滋補(bu)身體的(de)(de)良(liang)藥(yao),有極(ji)高的(de)(de)藥(yao)用價(jia)值(zhi),有降(jiang)血(xue)壓(ya)、降(jiang)血(xue)脂、軟化(hua)血(xue)管、通絡化(hua)瘀等功效。烏什沙(sha)(sha)(sha)棘(ji)林景(jing)(jing)區開(kai)(kai)發有野(ye)生沙(sha)(sha)(sha)棘(ji)飲料、沙(sha)(sha)(sha)棘(ji)酒等旅(lv)游產品,以質優味(wei)美(mei)而遠(yuan)近聞(wen)名。