Dzungaria (also transliterated as Zungaria; Dzungharia or Zungharia; Dzhungaria or Zhungaria; Djungaria or Jungaria; or literally züüngar, Mongolian for "left hand") is a geographical subregion in Northwest China that corresponds to the northern half of Xinjiang—hence it is also known as Beijiang.
- DzungariaXinjiang is divided into the Dzungarian Basin in the north and the Tarim Basin in the south by a mountain range, and only about 9.7% of Xinjiang's land area is fit for human habitation.
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Irtysh
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River in Russia, China, and Kazakhstan.
The river's source lies in the Mongolian Altai in Dzungaria (the northern part of Xinjiang, China) close to the border with Mongolia.
Karamay
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Karamay is a prefecture-level city in the north of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China.
Karamay is located in the northwest of the Dzungarian basin, with an average elevation of 400 m. Its administrative area ranges in latitude from 44° 07' to 46° 08' N and in longitude from 80° 44' to 86° 01' E and has a maximal 240 km north–south extent and reaches 110 km in east–west width.