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    Poskam County (Posgam, Uyghur: پوسكام ناھىيىسى), also Zepu County (Chinese: 泽普县) is a county in Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region,...
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    unjoined letters or other symbols instead of Uyghur script. Xinjiang, officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's...
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    lived in nearby Poskam County (Zepu). Some Tajiks live in Kokyar (Kekeya) and Kargilik County (Yecheng). Tar Township in Akto County, Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous...
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    Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It is based at the Keriya Town, and is separate from Hotan County, which is another county in the same...
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    Aral is a sub-prefecture-level city surrounded by Aksu Prefecture in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. Aral means "island" in Uyghur. The city's...
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    Ürümqi (redirect from Ürümqi, Xinjiang)
    or other symbols instead of Uyghur script. Ürümqi is the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwestern China. With a census population...
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    Manchu-led Qing dynasty of China ruled over Xinjiang from the late 1750s to 1912. In the history of Xinjiang, the Qing rule was established in the final...
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  • He'an County (Chinese: 和安; pinyin: Hé'ān) is a county in the southwest of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the...
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    between Xinjiang and Tibet on the G219. Same mountains as previous image but closer Heiqiazi Daban (Kirgizjangal Pass) in Kargilik County, Xinjiang Mazar...
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    Second East Turkestan Republic (category 20th century in Xinjiang)
    mediation, rebels took Guma, Kargilik and Poskam, important towns controlling communications between Xinjiang, Tibet and India. On 11 January 1946, the...
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    known by its Mongolian name Bortala (lit. 'brown steppe'), is a county-level city in Xinjiang, China. It is the seat of Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture...
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    Beitun is a city in the north of Xinjiang, China. Administratively, it is a county-level city under the direct administration of the regional government...
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    Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing. Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk...
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    Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture (category Prefecture-level divisions of Xinjiang)
    northern Xinjiang, China. Its capital is Yining, also known as Ghulja or Kulja. Covering an area of 268,591 square kilometres (16.18 per cent of Xinjiang), Ili...
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    Korla (redirect from Kurla, Xinjiang)
    Kurla or Kuerle, is the second largest city by population in Xinjiang, China. It is a county-level city and the seat of Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture...
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  • Baiyang is a county-level city and a sub-prefectural-level city in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. The county-level city implemented "division...
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    Uyghur as Guma County (Uyghur: گۇما ناھىيىسى; Chinese: 固玛县), is a county within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the...
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  • Hekang County (Chinese: 和康; pinyin: Hékāng) is a county in the southwest of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the...
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    Chinese: 阿克苏; pinyin: Ākèsū) is a city in and the seat of Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, lying at the northern edge of the Tarim Basin. The name Aksu literally...
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    The Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC; 新疆生产建设兵团; 新疆兵团), also known as Bingtuan ("The Corps"), trading with the external name China Xinjian...
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    Jimsar County is a county in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. It contains an area of 8,149 km2 (3,146 sq mi). According to the 2002...
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  • Kunyu is a county-level city in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It is geographically located in Hotan Prefecture of Southern Xinjiang, but is de...
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    Kumul Rebellion (category Xinjiang Wars)
    Chinese Muslim General Ma Zhongying to overthrow Jin Shuren, governor of Xinjiang. The Kumul Uyghurs were loyalists of the Kumul Khanate and wanted to restore...
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  • Thumbnail for Kuqa, Xinjiang
    Kuqa (/ˈkuːtʃə/ KOO-chə) is a county-level city in Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It was once the homeland of the ancient Buddhist...
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    Wujiaqu (redirect from Wujiaqu, Xinjiang)
    Wujiaqu is a county-level city in the northern part of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Ürümqi. Wujiaqu is...
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    توقسۇ ناھىيىسى; Chinese: 托克苏县), is a county in Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. The county's original name Toksu was changed into...
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    Wusu (redirect from Wusu, Xinjiang)
    transliterated from Mongolian, also known as Wusu, is a county-level city with more than 100,000 residents in Xinjiang, China. It is a part of Tacheng Prefecture of...
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  • Kokdala (redirect from Kokdala, Xinjiang)
    Cocodala is a city in northern Xinjiang, China, bordering Kazakhstan's Almaty Region to the west. Administratively, it is a county-level city under the direct...
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    There is much variation in the music of Xinjiang, including unique regional differences in Ili, Kashgar, Hotan and Aksu Prefecture. The southern area includes...
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    (Uyghur: كۈنەس ناھىيىسى; Chinese: 巩乃斯县; pinyin: Gǒngnǎisī xiàn), is a county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the...
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