Also known as
  • Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region,
  • Hsin-Chiang-Wei-Wu-Erh Tzu-Chih-Ch'U,
  • Xinjiang,
  • Hsinchiangweiwuerhtzuchihchu,
  • Sinkiang,
  • Sinkiang Uigur Autonomous Ch'U,
  • Sinkianguigurautonomouschu,
  • Hsinchiang,
  • Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu,
  • Hsin-Chiang,
  • more
Xinjiang (Uyghur: , Shinjang; ; Postal map spelling: Sinkiang) is an autonomous region (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region) of the People's Republic of China. It is a large, sparsely populated area (spanning over 1.6 million sq. km) 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, Russia to the north, and Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and... full article at wikipedia

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ISO 3166-2 Code
  • CN-65
FIPS 10-4 Region Code
  • CH13
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by gns_bot Aug 5, 2008

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