Xinjiang is located in the Eurasian Continent, bordering eight countries of Russia, India, Afghanistan, etc. with a border line of 5,600 km. In old days, it is the hub of the world-known "Silk Road" communicating the east and the west, and now it is an indispensable part of the second "Eurasian Continent Bridge".
The topography of Xinjiang can be summarized as "two basins clipped in three mountains" with Altai Mountain in the northern part, Kunlun Mountain in the southern part, and Tianshan Mountain lying across the central. Junggar Basin is clipped between Altai Mountain and Tianshan Mountain with an area of about 200,000 square kilometers; In the middle of Kunlun Mountain and Tianshan Mountain lies the Tarim Basin, with an area of about 530,000 square kilometers, and the Taklimakan Desert is in the middle of the basin, with an area of about 330,000 square km, which is the world's second largest mobile desert. The 2,100 kilometer-long Tarim River is the longest inland river. In eastern Xinjiang lies the Turpan Basin, where the lowest point is minus 154 meters, which is the lowest point in Asia.
The Tarim Basin is located in northwest China, in the Xinjiang region. The basin is very large, covering 350,000 square miles.
The area of Xinjiang is 1,660,001 square kilometers.
There are 22 cities in Xinjiang, an autonomous region in western China.
Kashgar is in the western part of the Peoples Republic of China.
The farthest inland city in the world is Madrid, the capital of Spain. It is located approximately 300 miles (480 kilometers) from the nearest coast.
Xinjiang is a very sparsely inhabited dessert in West China. It is mostly inhabited by the Han, which were paid to live there by the Chinese Government.
Turpan Pendi is located in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.
Xinjiang was created in 1955.
It is located on the border between Pakistan's northern territories, and the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China.
Xinjiang Ticai was created in 2006.
Xinjiang University was created in 1924.
Xinjiang (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region) is an autonomous region of the Republic of China. In 60 BC, Xinjiang was called Xiyu or Qurighan which means 'western region'.
The Tarim Basin is located in northwest China, in the Xinjiang region. The basin is very large, covering 350,000 square miles.
The main religion in the Xinjiang province in China is Islam.
Xinjiang Medical University was created in 1956.
Xinjiang Agricultural University was created in 1952.
Xinjiang raid happened on 2007-01-05.