Xinjiang

Xinjiang (; Postal Pinyin: Sinkiang; literal meaning: "New Frontier"; Uyghur: ), full name Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Xinjiang borders the Tibet Autonomous Region to the south and Qinghai and Gansu provinces to the southeast. It also borders Mongolia to the east, Russia to the north, as well as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and the Pakistan- and India-controlled parts of Kashmir to the west. Xinjiang includes most of Aksai Chin, a region claimed by India as part of its state of Jammu and Kashmir.

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"Xinjiang" literally means "New Frontier", a name given during the Manchu Qing Dynasty in China. The name is considered offensive by many advocates of independence, who prefer to use historical or ethnic names such as Chinese Turkestan, East Turkestan (with Turkestan sometimes spelled as Turkistan) or Uyghuristan. Because of the association of these names with the independence movement, they are in turn considered offensive by the PRC government and many local Han Chinese residents.

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Uyghur: The Uyghur (also called Uighur, Uygur, or Uigur) () are a Turkic-speaking ethnic group living in northwestern China (mainly in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where they are the largest ethnic group together with Han people), Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, and Russia. Another gr...

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Xinjiang related Images and Photos (experimental)

Przewalski's Horses in Kalamaili National Park Xinjiang Province North-West China September 2006

Minaret of a Mausoleum Abakh Khoja Tomb Kashgar Xinjiang Province China