Turpan
Turpan (吐魯番; pinyin: Tulufan) is an oasis city in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.
History
Turpan has long been the centre of a fertile oasis and an important trade centre. It was historically located along the Silk Road.
Geography
Turfan is located about 150 km southeast of Urumqi, in a mountain basin, on the northern side of the Turfan Depression.
Referenced By
Chinese Turkestan | Climate | Climatic | Eastern Turkistan | Hsin-chiang | Hsinchiang | Sinkiang | Xinjiang | Xinjiang-Uyghur Autonomous Region
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