Xinjiang
Autonomous Region: | Xinjiang |
Official Name: | XÄ«njiÄngzìzhìqÅ« |
Status: | Autonomous Region |
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Population Figure: | approx. 19,4 million |
Area: | approx. 1,6 square kilometer |
Location: | North-West China Adjacent provinces: Tibet, Qinghai, Gansu Adjacent countries: Russia, Mongolia, Tadzhikistan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan Kygyzstan, Pakistan, India |
Capital City: | Ürümqi |
Sights: | Kashgar is well worth seeing and not as secluded as one might think Kashgar’s bazar very enjoyable Tianchi-Lake (Lake of the Sky) is a blue lake surrounded by mountains and located 120 km eastern of Ürümqi.
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General Information: | China’s biggest province 40% of its population are Han-Chinese 60% of its population belongs to National Minority Groups Xinjiang houses around 50 minority groups such as Uigurs, Russians, Mongols, Manchurians, Kirghizs, Usbeks… Important cities: Turpan, Urumqi, Kashgar |
Links: | http://www.china.org.cn/english/ |
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