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unusual facts about Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region



Ak-Suu District

Located in Kyrgyzstan's eastern corner, the district borders in the north with the Almaty Province of Kazakhstan, and in the east, with the Aksu Prefecture of China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

History of Gilgit–Baltistan

Gilgit Baltistan borders Azad Kashmir to the southwest, the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the west, the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan to the northwest, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China to the north and northeast and the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir to the southeast.

Murgo

Murgo (literally means "the gateway of death" in Yarkandi) is a small hilly village ( ) which lies on the border of Leh District, Ladakh Division,Jammu and Kashmir, India and Aksai Chin,Hotan County Hotan Prefecture Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous RegionChina.

Time in China

Although the only official time zone in the PRC is Beijing Time, the People's Congress of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, due to its geographical location in the westernmost part of the country, proclaimed Ürümqi Time (UTC+6), two hours behind Beijing.


see also

Ruoqiang

Ruoqiang Town, the county seat of Ruoqiang County in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China

Kingdom of Charklik, an ancient kingdom located in the modern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China

Yarkand

Yarkand River, a river in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of western China

Yarkant County, also known as Shache County, a county in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, located on the southern rim of Tarim Basin.

红山

Hong Shan (Pinyin : Hóng Shān, Red Mountain), an inner city mountain in Ürümqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China