Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Xinjiang_Uyghur_Autonomous_Region

GPTKB entity

Statements (89)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:county
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:Xin
gptkbp:area	1,664,900 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy	gptkb:Afghanistan gptkb:India gptkb:Kazakhstan gptkb:Kyrgyzstan gptkb:Mongolia gptkb:Pakistan gptkb:Russia gptkb:Tajikistan gptkb:Inner_Mongolia gptkb:Gansu gptkb:Qinghai gptkb:Tibet_Autonomous_Region
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:Ürümqi
gptkbp:chairman	Erkin Tuniyaz (as of 2023)
gptkbp:country	gptkb:China
gptkbp:established	October 1, 1955
gptkbp:ethnicGroup	gptkb:Han_Chinese gptkb:Russian gptkb:Hui gptkb:Kyrgyz gptkb:Uyghur gptkb:Mongol Kazakh Tajik
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:People's_Government_of_Xinjiang_Uyghur_Autonomous_Region
gptkbp:historicalEvent	gptkb:Second_East_Turkestan_Republic gptkb:Ili_Rebellion gptkb:Xinjiang_Wars gptkb:Dungan_Revolt
gptkbp:historicalName	gptkb:East_Turkestan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code	CN-XJ
gptkbp:largestCity	gptkb:Ürümqi
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity	agriculture mining natural gas production oil production cotton production
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Aksu_Airport gptkb:Altay_Airport gptkb:Kanas_Airport gptkb:Korla_Airport gptkb:Shihezi_Huayuan_Airport gptkb:Turpan_Jiaohe_Airport gptkb:Ürümqi_Diwopu_International_Airport gptkb:Hotan_Airport gptkb:Karamay_Airport gptkb:Kashgar_Airport gptkb:Yining_Airport gptkb:China–Kazakhstan_railway gptkb:Xinjiang-Tibet_Highway
gptkbp:notableCity	gptkb:Aksu gptkb:Hotan gptkb:Karamay gptkb:Kashgar gptkb:Turpan gptkb:Yining gptkb:Korla gptkb:Shihezi gptkb:Altay
gptkbp:notableDish	Uyghur cuisine
gptkbp:notableFeature	gptkb:Ili_River gptkb:Karakoram_Mountains gptkb:Taklamakan_Desert gptkb:Tarim_Basin gptkb:Tianshan_Mountains gptkb:Kanas_Lake gptkb:Lake_Bosten gptkb:Altai_Mountains gptkb:Turpan_Depression gptkb:Dzungarian_Basin
gptkbp:notableFestival	gptkb:Chinese_New_Year gptkb:Corban_Festival gptkb:Nowruz
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Buddhism gptkb:Christianity gptkb:Islam gptkb:Tengriism
gptkbp:officialLanguage	gptkb:Mandarin_Chinese gptkb:Uyghur
gptkbp:partySecretary	Ma Xingrui (as of 2023)
gptkbp:population	about 25 million (2020)
gptkbp:timezone	gptkb:China_Standard_Time_(UTC+8)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	gptkb:Silk_Roads:_the_Routes_Network_of_Chang'an-Tianshan_Corridor
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Xinjiang
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4