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Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (autonomous region) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 41 30 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 41.5000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 085 30 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 85.5000 decimal degrees |
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Note: May be earliest home of the human race; important as region crossed by the Silk Road by which China traded with West; controlled by Uygurs and later by Mongolians; conquered by Genghis Khan 1200s; under Chinese control 1872; Soviet influence after 1917. |
Names: |
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| Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (preferred,C,V,O,English,L,N)
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| Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (Uyghur)
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| Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (Uyghur (Latin transcription)-P)
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| Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (Uyghur (Arabic transcription),U)
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| Xinjiang (C,V,display,English,L,N)
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| Xinjiang (Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones),U)
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| Xinjiang (Uyghur (Arabic transcription),U)
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| Xinjiang (Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P)
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| Xinjiang Uygur (C,V)
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| Sinkiang Uighur (C,V)
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| Hsin-chiang (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Hsin-chiang (Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Hsin-chiang-wei-wu-erh Tzu-chih-ch'쎼 (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Sinkiang Uighur Autonomous Region (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Sinkiang Uigur Autonomous Ch'쎼 (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Xinjiang Uighur Zizhiqu (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Xinjiang Uigur Zizhiqu (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Xinjiang Uyghur Zizhiqu (C,V,English,U)
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| Xinjiang Uyghur Zizhiqu (Uyghur)
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| Xinjiang Uyghur Zizhiqu (Uyghur (Arabic transcription),U)
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| Xinjiang, Uygur Autonomous Region of (C,V,English,L)
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| Xinjiang, Uygur Autonomous Region of (Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Xinjiang Weiwu'er Zizhiqu (C,V,English,L)
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| Xinjiang Weiwu'er Zizhiqu (Chinese (transliterated),U)
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| Xinjiang Weiwuer Zizhiqu (C,V)
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| CH13 (C,V,FIPS,not applicable,U)
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| 新疆 (C,V,Chinese,U)
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| 新疆维吾尔自治区 (C,V,Chinese-P,U)
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| Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (C,V,English)
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| Hsin-chiang-wei-wu-erh Tzu-chih-ch’ü (C,U)
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| Sinkiang Uigur Autonomous Ch’ü (C,U)
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| Xinjiang Weiwu’er Zizhiqu (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin))
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| Xinjiang Weiwu’er Zizhiqu (Chinese)
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| شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونى (C,U,Uyghur-P)
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| Région autonome de Xinjiang (C,U,French)
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| Chinese Turkestan (H,V,English,U)
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| Sinkiang (H,V,English,L,N)
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| Sinkiang (Chinese (transliterated),U)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| autonomous region (preferred, C) |
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since 1955 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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| province (H) |
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as Sinkiang, established 1942 |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Hsin-chiang-wei-wu-erh Tzu-chih-ch'쎼.......... |
[VP] |
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NGA/NIMA database (2003-) |
| Région autonome de Xinjiang.......... |
[VP] |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 1529047 |
| Xinjiang, Uygur Autonomous Region of.......... |
[VP] |
| ........................................................... |
NGA/NIMA database (2003-) |
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