A report on Xinjiang
Landlocked autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest of the country at the crossroads of Central Asia and East Asia.
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Kara-Khanid Khanate
10 linksTurkic khanate that ruled Central Asia in the 9th through the early 13th century.
Turkic khanate that ruled Central Asia in the 9th through the early 13th century.
The Kara-Khanid Khanate originated from a confederation formed some time in the 9th century by Karluks, Yagmas, Chigils, Tuhsi, and other peoples living in Zhetysu, Western Tian Shan (modern Kyrgyzstan), and Western Xinjiang around Kashgar.
Russians in China
3 linksEthnic Russians (Pусские в Китае; ) or Russian Chinese, are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized in China.
Ethnic Russians (Pусские в Китае; ) or Russian Chinese, are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized in China.
The earliest Russian immigrants who came to Xinjiang were the Jirjaks (кержаки in Russian, Old Believers), who were persecuted under the reign of Peter the Great for refusing to convert to the Russian Orthodox Church.
Turkic settlement of the Tarim Basin
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The Turkic peoples were descended from a Transeurasian agricultural community based in northeast China, and they were not recognized as native to the Xinjiang until the area was settled in by Tang-allied Türk (Tujue) tribes in the 7th century, and later by Turkic Uyghur people who founded the Qocho Kingdom there in the 9th century.
Turpan Depression
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The Turpan Depression or Turfan Depression, is a fault-bounded trough located around and south of the city-oasis of Turpan, in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in far Western China, about 150 km southeast of the regional capital Ürümqi.
Tajikistan
11 linksLandlocked country in Central Asia.
Landlocked country in Central Asia.
In July 2019, UN ambassadors of 37 countries, including Tajikistan, signed a joint letter to the UNHRC defending China's treatment of Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region.
Yining
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Yining, also known as Ghulja (غۇلجا) or Qulja (قۇلجا) and formerly Ningyuan , is a county-level city in Northwestern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China and the seat of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture.
Trans-Karakoram Tract
1 linksArea of approximately 2050 sqmi north of the Karakoram watershed, including the Shaksgam valley and Raskam .
Area of approximately 2050 sqmi north of the Karakoram watershed, including the Shaksgam valley and Raskam .
The tract is administered by China as part of its Taxkorgan and Yecheng counties in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Mongols in China
2 linksMongols in China or Mongolian Chinese are ethnic Mongols who were integrated into the nation-building of the Republic of China (1912–1949) after the fall of Qing Empire (1636–1911).
Mongols in China or Mongolian Chinese are ethnic Mongols who were integrated into the nation-building of the Republic of China (1912–1949) after the fall of Qing Empire (1636–1911).
Most of them live in Inner Mongolia, Northeast China, Xinjiang and Qinghai.
Protectorate of the Western Regions
3 linksImperial administration of Han China in the Western Regions.
Imperial administration of Han China in the Western Regions.
These areas would later be termed Altishahr (southern Xinjiang, excluding Dzungaria) by Turkic-speaking peoples.
East Kazakhstan Region
3 linksRegion of Kazakhstan.
Region of Kazakhstan.
The region borders Russia in the north and northeast and the People's Republic of China, via Xinjiang, in the south and southeast.