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Xinjiang (other)
__NOTOC__ Xinjiang (), officially the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is a province-level administrative autonomous region of China. Xinjiang may also refer to: *Xinjiang (historical area) (新疆) (Uyghur: شىنجاڭ), an area in Central Asia that includes the current region of China *Xin River (信江), an inflow of the Poyang Lake and tributary of the Gan River, Jiangxi * Xinjiang (), Minor planet 2336 in List of minor planets Subdivisions of China *Xinjiang County (新绛县), a county in Yuncheng, Shanxi *Xinjiang Township (新江乡), a township in Suichuan County, Jiangxi Towns *Xinjiang, Wengyuan County (新江), in Wengyuan County, Guangdong *Xinjiang, Guangxi (新江), in Nanning, Guangxi Subdistricts *Xinjiang Subdistrict, Heyuan (新江街道), in Heyuan, Guangdong *Xinjiang Subdistrict, Harbin (新疆街道), in Harbin, Heilongjiang *Xinjiang Subdistrict, Neijiang (新江街道), in Neijiang, Sichuan Related to XUAR * East Turkestan, used mainly by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xinjiang
Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest of the country at the crossroads of Central Asia and East Asia. Being the largest province-level division of China by area and the 8th-largest country subdivision in the world, Xinjiang spans over and has about 25 million inhabitants. Xinjiang borders the countries of Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. The rugged Karakoram, Kunlun and Tian Shan mountain ranges occupy much of Xinjiang's borders, as well as its western and southern regions. The Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract regions, both administered by China, are claimed by India. Xinjiang also borders the Tibet Autonomous Region and the provinces of Gansu and Qinghai. The most well-known route of the historic Silk Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
