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    Xinjiang - Wikipedia

    Names

    The general region of Xinjiang has been known by many different names throughout time. These names include Altishahr, … See more

    Description

    Xinjiang consists of two main geographically, historically and ethnically distinct regions with different historical names, Dzungaria north of the Tianshan Mountains and the Tarim Basin south of the Tianshan … See more

    Map of Xingjiang
    CountryChina
    Capital and largest cityÜrümqi
    Highest elevation (Mount K2)8,611 m (28,251 ft)
    ISO 3166 codeCN-XJ
    A History of Diversity and Conflict
    A History of Diversity and Conflict
    Xinjiang is a vast region in China's far west, bordering Central Asia. It has been home to diverse peoples and cultures for millennia, but also a source of tension and conflict.
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    History

    The earliest inhabitants of the region encompassing modern day Xinjiang were genetically of Ancient North Eurasian and Northeast Asian origin, with later geneflow from during the Bronze Age linked to the expansion … See more

    Geography and geology

    Xinjiang is the largest political subdivision of China, accounting for more than one sixth of China's total territory and a quarter of its boundary length. Xinjiang is mostly covered with uninhabitable deserts and dry grasslands… See more

    Time

    Despite the province's easternmost point being more than 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) west of Beijing, Xinjiang, like the rest of China, is officially in the UTC+8 time zone, known by residents as Beijing Time. Despite thi… See more

    Politics

    Like all governing institutions in mainland China, Xinjiang has a parallel party-government system. The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee of the CCP acts as the top policy-formulation body, and … See more

    1. Timeline
      Xinjiang
      The first East Turkestan Republic declared independence in Kashgar.
      1933
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      Xinjiang
      The second East Turkestan Republic established in Ili.
      1944
    3. Timeline
      Xinjiang
      China conducted its first nuclear test in Lop Nur, Xinjiang.
      1964
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      Xinjiang
      The Urumqi riots erupted in Xinjiang, killing nearly 200 people.
      2009
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