ᱥᱤᱱᱡᱤᱭᱟᱝ

ᱥᱤᱱᱡᱤᱭᱟᱝ ᱩᱭᱜᱷᱩᱨ ᱥᱟᱭᱚᱛᱛᱚᱥᱟᱥᱤᱛᱚ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونى 新疆维吾尔自治区
ᱥᱟᱭᱚᱛᱛᱚᱥᱟᱥᱤᱛᱚ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese	新疆维吾尔自治区 (Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū)
• Abbreviation	XJ / 新 (Pinyin: Xīn)
• Uyghur	ᱪᱷᱟᱸᱪ:Ug
• Uyghur transl.	Shinjang Uyghur Aptonom Rayoni
(clockwise from top) Flaming Mountains, Turfan Afaq Khoja Mausoleum, Kashgar Grand Bazaar, Ürümqi Hotan Karakul Lake and Muztagh Ata
Map showing the location of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Coordinates: 41°N 85°E / 41°N 85°E / 41; 85 85°E / 41°N 85°E / 41; 85
ᱧᱩᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ	新, xīn ("new") 疆, jiāng ("frontier" or "borderland")
Capital (and largest city)	Ürümqi
Divisions	14 prefectures, 99 counties, 1005 townships
ᱥᱚᱨᱠᱟᱨ
• CCP Secretary	Chen Quanguo
• Chairman	Shohrat Zakir
ᱮᱨᱤᱭᱟ
• ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟᱜᱩᱴ	1664897 ᱠᱤᱢᱤ২ (642820 ᱜᱟᱺᱴ ᱢᱟᱭᱤᱞ)
ᱮᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱮᱸᱠ	1st
ᱵᱟᱹᱱᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱩᱥᱩᱞ (K2)	8611 ᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ (28251 ᱯᱷᱩᱴ)
ᱦᱩᱱᱩᱰᱤᱧ ᱩᱥᱩᱞ (Lake Ayding)	-154 ᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ (-505 ᱯᱷᱩᱴ)
ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟ ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱟ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ	(2010 Census)
• ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟᱜᱩᱴ	᱒᱑,᱘᱑᱕,᱘᱑᱕
• ᱮᱥᱴᱤᱢᱮᱴ (2018)	᱒᱔,᱘᱗᱐,᱐᱐᱐
• ᱫᱷᱟᱹᱲ ᱮᱞ	25th
• ᱰᱮᱱᱥᱤᱴᱤ	15/ᱠᱤᱢᱤ2 (40/ᱜᱟᱺᱴ ᱢᱟᱹᱭᱤᱞ)
• ᱰᱮᱱᱥᱤᱴᱤ ᱫᱷᱟᱹᱲ ᱮᱞ	29th
Demographics
• Ethnic  composition (2010 Census)	45.84% Uyghur 40.48% Han 6.50% Kazakh 4.51% Hui 2.67% Other
• Languages  and dialects	Uyghur (official) Mandarin (official) Kazakh Kyrgyz Oirat Mongolian 43 other languages
ᱟᱭ.ᱮᱥ.ᱳ ᱓᱑᱖᱖ ᱠᱳᱰ	CN-XJ
GDP (2017 )	CNY 1.1 trillion $162 billion (26th)
- per capita	CNY 45,099 USD 6,680 (21st)
HDI (2018)	0.731 (high) (27th)
ᱣᱮᱵᱽᱥᱟᱭᱤᱴ	Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

ᱥᱤᱱᱡᱤᱭᱟᱝ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱚᱝᱜᱚᱞᱤᱭᱟ, ᱨᱟᱥᱤᱭᱟ, ᱠᱤᱨᱜᱤᱡᱽᱥᱛᱟᱱ, ᱠᱟᱡᱟᱠᱥᱛᱟᱱ, ᱛᱟᱡᱤᱠᱤᱥᱛᱟᱱ, ᱟᱯᱷᱜᱟᱱᱤᱥᱛᱟᱱ, ᱯᱟᱠᱤᱥᱛᱟᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱥᱤᱢᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱠᱟᱨᱟᱠᱳᱨᱟᱢ, ᱠᱩᱱᱞᱩᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱛᱤᱭᱟᱱ ᱥᱟᱱ ᱵᱩᱨᱩᱢᱟᱞᱟ ᱥᱤᱱᱡᱤᱭᱟᱝ ᱥᱤᱢᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱯᱟᱥᱱᱟᱣ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱛᱮ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱯᱟᱪᱮ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱥᱮᱫ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱾ ᱟᱠᱥᱟᱭ ᱪᱤᱱ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱪᱤᱱ ᱥᱤᱱᱡᱤᱭᱟᱝ ᱥᱟᱭᱚᱛᱛᱚᱥᱟᱥᱤᱛᱚ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱦᱳᱛᱟᱱ ᱵᱷᱟᱜᱽ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮᱭ ᱥᱟᱥᱚᱱᱮᱫ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ ᱞᱟᱫᱟᱠᱷ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱢᱮᱱᱛᱮᱭ ᱵᱟᱛᱟᱣᱟ ᱾ ᱥᱤᱱᱡᱤᱭᱟᱝ ᱪᱤᱱ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱛᱤᱵᱵᱚᱛ ᱥᱟᱭᱚᱛᱛᱚᱥᱟᱥᱤᱛᱚ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ, ᱜᱟᱱᱥᱩ ᱟᱨ ᱪᱤᱝᱦᱟᱭ ᱯᱚᱱᱚᱛ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱥᱤᱢᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱟᱜᱟᱢᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱥᱤᱞᱠ ᱰᱟᱦᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱦᱚᱨ ᱛᱮᱫ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱛᱮᱜᱮ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱮᱛᱚᱢ-ᱯᱟᱪᱮ ᱪᱮᱫ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱣ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ ᱾

ᱱᱚᱸᱰᱮ ᱟᱹᱰᱤᱜᱟᱱ ᱡᱟᱹᱛᱤ ᱜᱷᱟᱨᱚᱸᱡᱽ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱠᱚᱣᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟ ᱢᱩᱫ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱩᱨᱠᱤᱠ, ᱩᱭᱜᱷᱩᱨ, ᱠᱟᱡᱟᱠᱷ, ᱠᱤᱨᱜᱤᱡᱽ, ᱦᱟᱱ, ᱛᱤᱵᱵᱚᱛᱤ, ᱦᱩᱭ, ᱛᱟᱡᱤᱠ, ᱢᱚᱝᱜᱚᱞ, ᱨᱟᱥᱤᱭᱟᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱤᱵᱮ ᱮᱢᱟᱱ ᱾ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱰᱚᱡᱚᱱ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱡᱟᱹᱥᱛᱤ ᱜᱟᱱ ᱥᱟᱭᱚᱛᱛᱚᱥᱟᱥᱤᱛᱚ ᱠᱟᱭᱩᱱᱴᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱥᱚᱱᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱵᱷᱟᱜᱽ ᱱᱚᱱᱠᱩ ᱡᱟᱹᱛᱤ ᱜᱷᱟᱨᱚᱸᱡᱽ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱥᱤᱱᱡᱤᱭᱟᱝ ᱥᱟᱭᱚᱛᱛᱚᱥᱟᱥᱤᱛᱚ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ ᱾ ᱥᱤᱱᱡᱤᱭᱟᱝ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱨᱦᱚᱸ ᱪᱟᱭᱱᱤᱡᱽ ᱛᱩᱨᱠᱤᱥᱛᱟᱱ, ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱛᱩᱨᱠᱤᱥᱛᱟᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱛᱩᱨᱠᱮᱥᱛᱟᱱ ᱦᱚᱠᱚ ᱢᱮᱛᱟᱜ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ ᱾

ᱢᱟᱧᱪᱩ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱛᱮ "ᱥᱤᱱᱡᱤᱭᱟᱝ" ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱮᱱᱮᱫ "ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱯᱚᱱᱚᱛ" ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱩᱨᱠᱤᱠ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚᱠᱚ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱭ ᱫᱚ ᱩᱭᱜᱷᱩᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱮᱛᱟ ᱠᱚᱣᱟ ᱾ ᱩᱭᱜᱷᱩᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱢᱫᱟᱡᱽ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱜᱮ ᱢᱩᱥᱞᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱪᱟᱭᱱᱤᱡᱽ ᱛᱩᱨᱠᱤᱥᱛᱟᱱ ᱥᱮ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱛᱩᱨᱠᱤᱥᱛᱟᱱᱦᱚᱠᱚ ᱢᱮᱛᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾

 

 

 

ᱥᱤᱱᱡᱤᱭᱟᱝ ᱚᱛᱱᱚᱜ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱟᱨᱭᱟ ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱦᱟᱹᱴᱤᱧ ᱨᱮ ᱦᱟᱹᱴᱤᱧ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾

ᱥᱤᱱᱡᱤᱭᱟᱝ ᱞᱟᱹᱲᱦᱟᱭᱟ ᱥᱤᱱᱡᱤᱭᱟᱝ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱪᱤᱱ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱮᱴᱟᱜᱚᱜ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱲᱦᱟᱭᱟ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱩᱭᱜᱷᱩᱨ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚᱨᱮᱱ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱮᱴᱟᱜᱚᱜ ᱜᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱚᱱᱮᱭᱟ ᱡᱮ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟ ᱟᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱛᱩᱨᱠᱮᱥᱛᱟᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱮᱛᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟ ᱪᱤᱱ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱱᱩᱱᱩ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱑᱙᱔᱙ ᱨᱮ ᱪᱤᱱ ᱱᱚᱸᱰᱤ ᱟᱠᱨᱚᱢᱚᱱ ᱠᱟᱛᱮᱡᱽ ᱮ ᱫᱚᱠᱷᱚᱞ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ ᱾

• Colin Renfrew, Before Silk: Unsolved Mysteries of the Silk Road, video of lecture, Penn Museum, 13 May 2011.
• Xinjiang Travel Information Website
• Xinjiang Government website(ᱪᱟᱭᱱᱤᱡᱽ ᱛᱮ) and an additional government site
• Economic profile for Xinjiang at HKTDC
• "Xinjiang: autonomous region, China". Encyclopædia Britannica.
• General Atlas of Xinjiang
• Xinjiang Video Project