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Xinjiang

Xinjiang, officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), in the northwest of the country at the crossroads of Central Asia and East Asia. The largest province-level division of China by area and the 8th-largest country subdivision in the world, Xinjiang spans over 1.6 million…

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Capital and largest city
Ürümqi
Country
China
Divisions – Prefecture-level – County-level – Township-level
14 prefectures 95 counties 1142 towns and subdistricts
Highest elevation (Mount K2)
8,611 m (28,251 ft)
ISO 3166 code
CN-XJ
Lowest elevation (Aydingkol)
−154 m (−505 ft)

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Xinjiang

Nodes559
Edges558
Triples745
Avg. degree2
Density0.003578
Components1

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related to Chinese protectorates · 49
Xinjiang → AD, After, As, At, Ban Chao, BC, BCE, China, Chinese, Crossed, During, Dzungaria, Emperor Wu, Former Liang, Former Qin, Gansu, Gaochang, Guizi, Han, Han China
related to People's Republic of China · 39
Xinjiang → After, August, Burhan Shahidi, CCP, CCP's, China, Chinese, Chinese Civil War, Chinese Communist Party, December, Deng Liqun, Dihua, During, ETR, First Army Corps, First Field Army, Five ETR, Gansu, General Wang Zhen, Han Chinese
related to Republic of China · 38
Xinjiang → Abdullah Bughra, Aksu Prefectures, Battle, China, Chinese, Chinese Muslims, Division, East Turkestan, ETR, First East Turkestan Republic, First East Turkistan Republic, Hui, In, Jin, Jin Shuren, Kashgar, Khotan, Kuomintang, March, Muslim
related to Names · 37
Xinjiang → AD, Altishahr, Anxi Protectorate, BC, Between, Chagatai Khanate, Chinese, Chinese Tartary, East Chagatay, Gobi Desert, Han Empire, High Tartary, Indian, Kashgaria, Khotan, Khotay, Little Bokhara, Moghulistan, Mongols, Pacify
related to Rail · 35
Xinjiang → Alashankou, Altay, Beitun, Changji, East China Sea, Gansu Province, Hami, Huocheng, Ili River Valley, Inner Mongolia, Jinghe, Junggar Basin, Karamay, Kazakh, Kazakhstan, Khorgos, Kuytun, Lanzhou, Lanzhou-Xinjiang, Lianyungang
related to Demographics · 34
Xinjiang → AD, Around, BC, Caucasoid, Daurs, Dongxiangs, East Asian, Hans, Hui, Kazaks, Kyrgyz, Manchus, Mongolia, Mongols, Muslim Iranian, Muslim Sino-Tibetan, Oirats, Orkhon Uyghur Kingdom, Other, Russian
related to Mongol period · 30
Xinjiang → After, After Genghis Khan, Chagatai, Chagatai Khanate, China, Dughlat, During, Dzungars, Genghis Khan's Mongol Empire, In, Kaidu, Kashgaria, Khan, Moghulistan, Mongol, Mongol Empire, Mongolia, Mongols, Oirats, Persianized Mongol Khans
related to Rivers and lakes · 27
Xinjiang → Altai Mountains, Arctic Ocean, But, Canal, Dzungarian, Dzungarian Basin, Elsewhere, Having, In, Irtysh, Irtysh River, Irtysh's, Its, Karamay, Kazakhstan, Lake Manas, Lop Lake, Manas Lake, Once, Russia
related to Qing dynasty · 26
Xinjiang → Afaqi Khoja, After Amursana's, Amursana, Burhan-ud-din, China, Dzungar, Dzungar Khanate, Dzungaria, Dzungars, Emin Khoja, Ghulja, Han Chinese, Hui, In, Khoja Jihan, Kumul, Oirat, Qing, Qing Manchu Bannermen, Tarim Basin
related to Roads · 25
Xinjiang → Alar-Hotan Desert Highway, August, Central, China's, Europe, G30 Lianyungang, GDP, Guozi Valley, Guozigou Bridge, Highway, Ili, In, It, July, Khorgas Expressway, March, Northern Xinjiang, Over, Qingshui River Line-Yining Highway, Sayram Lake

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region china chinese han uyghur tarim uyghurs basin east qing percent ürümqi population government xinjiang's northern dzungaria area western century

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XinjiangCapital and largest cityÜrümqi1.00infobox
XinjiangCountryChina1.00infobox
XinjiangDivisions – Prefecture-level – County-level – Township-level14 prefectures 95 counties 1142 towns and subdistricts1.00infobox
XinjiangHDI (2023)0.771 (22nd) – @media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html…1.00infobox
XinjiangHighest elevation (Mount K2)8,611 m (28,251 ft)1.00infobox
XinjiangISO 3166 codeCN-XJ1.00infobox
XinjiangLowest elevation (Aydingkol)−154 m (−505 ft)1.00infobox
XinjiangTime zoneUTC+6 / UTC+81.00infobox
XinjiangWebsitewww.xinjiang.gov.cn (in Chinese) Uyghur version1.00infobox
Xinjiang• .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}Chinese新疆维吾尔自治区 (Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū)1.00infobox
Xinjiang• AbbreviationXJ / 新 (Xīn)1.00infobox
Xinjiang• BodyXinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional People's Congress1.00infobox
Xinjiang• Congress ChairwomanZumret Obul1.00infobox
Xinjiang• Density15.55/km2 (40.28/sq mi)1.00infobox
Xinjiang• Ethnic composition (2020 census)44.96% Uyghur1.00infobox
Xinjiang• Ethnic composition (2020 census)42.24% Han1.00infobox
Xinjiang• Ethnic composition (2020 census)12.80% other1.00infobox
Xinjiang• Government ChairmanErkin Tuniyaz1.00infobox
Xinjiang• LanguagesTwo linguae francae, Chinese and Uyghur1.00infobox
Xinjiang• National People's Congress Representation60 deputies1.00infobox
Xinjiang• Party SecretaryChen Xiaojiang1.00infobox
Xinjiang• Per capitaCN¥ 81,577 (15th) US$ 11,4211.00infobox
Xinjiang• Rank1st1.00infobox
Xinjiang• Rank21st1.00infobox
Xinjiang• Rank29th1.00infobox
Xinjiang• Regional CPPCC ChairmanNurlan Abilmazhinuly1.00infobox
Xinjiang• Total1,664,897 km2 (642,820 sq mi)1.00infobox
Xinjiang• Total25,890,0001.00infobox
Xinjiang• TotalCN¥ 2,146 billion (23rd) US$ 300 billion1.00infobox
Xinjiang• TypeAutonomous region1.00infobox

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