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 | In predominately Muslim Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. |
| From snow-capped mountains and frozen lakes at 16,000 feet, to balmy wetlands, desert terrain, and Mt. Everest, the remarkable land of Tibet. |
| Frozen lakes, waterfalls in the foothills of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. |
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Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region - ninemsn Encarta (302 words) |
| Also called Sinkiang Uighur Autonomous Region, it is bounded on the west and north-west by Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan, on the north-east by the Republic of Mongolia, on the east by the provinces of Gansu (Kansu) and Qinghai (Ch'ing-hai), on the south by Tibet, and on the south-west by India and Afghanistan. |
| In the centre the Tian Mountains cross the region from east to west; several fertile valleys and plains are interspersed among the lofty peaks of the Tian Mountains. |
| A dry region, it is dominated by the Takla Makan Desert. |
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