| Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, abbreviated as Xin, is one of the five autonomous regions in China. It is located in the northwest edge of China and is the largest administrative region of China with a total land area of 1,664,900 square kilometers which occupies one-sixth of China's total territory. Its vast area of land enable Xinjiang to border on oodles of countries. It shares a border with eight countries, Russia, Mongolia, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. At home, Xinjiang adjoins provinces of Qinghai, Gansu and Tibet Autonomous Region. Urumqi serves as the capital city of the province. |
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