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Pagoda close to Tian Lake, Ürümqi, Uyghur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, China.
The Uyghur people are primarily a sedentary, village-dwelling population that lives in a network of oases located in the valleys and along the lower slopes of the Tien Shan, the Pamirs, and related mountain systems within the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.12
Historically, many Uyghurs have resided in the region south of the mountains in the Tarim Basin. Today, they are also found in various urban centers throughout the region, with Ürümqi—the capital of Xinjiang—and Kashgar serving as notable Uyghur population centers. Other cities with significant historical or cultural ties to the Uyghur population include Turfan, Hotan, Kucha, and Yarkand.314