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Xinjiang

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	شىنجاڭ 新疆

ئۇيغۇرچە	^[1]شىنجاڭ - شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونى
中文	新疆 - 新疆维吾尔自治区^[2] 新疆（维语：شینجاڭ Shinjang），全称新疆维吾尔自治区（维语：شینجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونی Shinjang Uyghur Aptonom Rayoni），简称新，是現時中華人民共和國西北边疆的一个自治区，亦是該國陆地面积最大的省级行政区，首府位於乌鲁木齐。
English	Xinjiang - Xinjiang Autonomous Region Xinjiang is an autonomous region of the ► People's Republic of China. It is a large, sparsely populated area which takes up about one sixth of the country's territory. Xinjiang borders the ► Tibet Autonomous Region to the south and Qinghai and Gansu provinces to the southeast, ► Mongolia to the east, the ► Altai Republic of ► Russia to the north, and ► Kazakhstan, ► Kyrgyzstan, ► Tajikistan (esp. ► Gorno-Badakhshan), ► Afghanistan, and the Pakistan- and India-controlled parts of ► Kashmir to the west. It administers most of Aksai Chin, a region claimed by India as part of Jammu and Kashmir.

Short name	Xinjiang
Official name	Xinjiang Autonomous Region
Status	Autonomous region of the People's Republic of ► China
Capital	ئۈرۈمچی (Ürümqi) 乌鲁木齐^[3]
Population	19,630,000 inhabitants
Area	1,660,000 km²
Major languages	Uyghurian, Chinese
Major religions	Islam, Chinese folk religion
More information	Xinjiang, Geography of Xinjiang, History of Xinjiang and Politics of Xinjiang
More images	Xinjiang - Xinjiang (Category).

General maps

Location of the Region	Urumqi (乌鲁木齐) City, capital of the Region	Aksu (阿克苏) Prefecture	Bayin Gholin (巴音郭楞) Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture
Bortala (博尔塔拉) Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture	Changji (昌吉) Hui Nationality Autonomous Prefecture	Kumul (哈密) Prefecture	Khotan/Hotan (和田) Prefecture
Ili (伊犁) Kazak Autonomous Prefecture	Karamay (克拉玛依) City	Kashgar (喀什) Prefecture	Kizilsu (克孜勒苏) Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture
Turpan (吐鲁番) Prefecture	County level cities direct under the Regional Government

Xinjiang nationalities

Languages

Xinjiang in the third century A.D.

Notes and references

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↑ Romanization: Shinjang - Shinjang Uyghur Aptonom Rayoni.
↑ Romanization according to the Hanyu Pinyin standard: Xīnjiāng - Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū.
↑ Romanization according to the Hanyu Pinyin standard: Wūlǔmùqí.