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Map of East and Central Asia highlighting the location of Turfan in northwestern China. Surrounding countries including Mongolia, Russia, India, Nepal, Bhutan, North Korea, South Korea, and Japan are labeled. An inset globe in the top left corner shows the region's position within Asia. Disputed and administered territories near India, Pakistan, and China are also marked. Weathered, ancient mud-brick houses with arched windows and colorful doors stand near the rocky slopes of the Turpan Depression in Xinjiang, China. Portion of the ruins of the ancient city of Jiaohe, near Turfan, Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, western China. Eroded mud-brick ruins of an ancient building in Jiaohe, Xinjiang, China, with large holes in the walls and barren ground in the foreground.
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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Media added. Dec 04, 2024
Invalidated site: Cultural China - Scenery - Turfan, China. Dec 01, 2017
Media added. Nov 14, 2011
Article revised and updated. Nov 14, 2011
Add new Web site: Lonely Planet - Turfan, China. May 17, 2011
Add new Web site: ChinaCulture.org - Turpan, China. May 17, 2011
Add new Web site: Cultural China - Scenery - Turfan, China. May 17, 2011
The Pinyin and Wade-Giles transliterations for the city's name were modified (Tulufan and T'u-lu-fan, respectively), and Turpan was added as the official and Uighur name. Oct 06, 2009
Population data updated. Aug 12, 2008
Article revised. Jan 29, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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