Aral, Xinjiang
| Aral 阿拉尔市 • ئارال شەھىرى |
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| Sub-prefecture-level city | |
 Aral (red) in Xinjiang province (orange) and China |
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| Coordinates: 40°30′56″N 81°15′49″E / 40.51556°N 81.26361°E / 40.51556; 81.26361 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,258.739 km2 (2,030.410 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 166,205 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (82/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Aral, Ala'er or Alar (simplified Chinese: 阿拉尔; traditional Chinese: 阿拉爾; pinyin: Ālā'ěr; Uyghur: ئارال, Арал, ULY: Aral[1]) is a sub-prefecture-level city surrounded by Aksu Prefecture in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in China. Aral in Uighur means "island."[2] Official spelling is 'Aral' but it is often written as 'Alar'.
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History[edit]
The city was created by the Xinjiang production and Construction Corp as a means of emigration of Han Chinese to the region. Aral was opened as its own city in 2002 and thus saw a steady increase of population, reaching 166,205 in 2010.
Education[edit]
This city is also the location of Tarim University.
Geography[edit]
The city is officially 5,258.739 square kilometers. It is bordered by mountainous regions to the north and northwest and the Taklamakhan desert to the east and south.
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Footnotes[edit]
- ^ The official spelling is Aral, according to the Zhōngguó dìmínglù 中国地名录 (Beijing, SinoMaps Press 中国地图出版社 1997); ISBN 7-5031-1718-4; p. 1, 299.
- ^ http://www.uighurdictionary.com/cgi-bin/eudict_ud.pl
Coordinates: 40°30′56″N 81°15′49″E / 40.51556°N 81.26361°E / 40.51556; 81.26361
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