 R1a(xZ93) was observed only in one of 76 Dolan Uyghurs.Note that Darya Boyi Village is located in a remote oasis formed by the Keriya River in the Taklamakan Desert.A 2011 Y-dna study found that 10% of Northern Han Chinese from eastern Gansu and 8.9% of Northern Han from western Henan had the Y-dna R1a1.