Tulufan
Turpan or Turfan is a prefecture-level city located in the east of the autonomous region of Xinjiang, China. It has an area of 69,759 km2 and a population of 693,988.Tulufan
- Also known as: “T’u-lu-fan Ti-ch’ü”, “Tulufan Diqu”, “Tulufan Shi”, and “吐鲁番地区”
- Location: Xinjiang, Northwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
42.4714° or 42° 28′ 17″ north
Longitude
89.82° or 89° 49′ 12″ east
Population
694,000
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
8MJFFRC9+GX
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Uighur—“Tulufan” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “吐鲁番”
- Chinese: “吐鲁番市”
- Uighur: “Turpan Diqu”
- Uighur: “Turpan Shehiri”
- Uighur: “Turpan”
- Uighur: “تۇرپان شەھىرى”
- Uighur: “تۇرپان”
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