NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Barkol Kazak Autonomous County

Barkol Kazak Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 巴里坤哈萨克自治县; pinyin: Bālǐkūn Hāsàkèzú Zìzhìxiàn) Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiǎntǐzì; also called 简化字/簡化字, jiǎnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Pinyin (Chinese: æ‹¼éŸ³, pÄ«nyÄ«n) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to HÃ nyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n (æ±‰è¯æ‹¼éŸ³, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard...

It is a part of Kumul Prefecture in Xinjiang in the People's Republic of China. Xinjiang (Chinese: æ–°ç–†; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hsin1-chiang1; Postal Pinyin: Sinkiang; literal meaning: New Frontier; Uyghur: (Shinjang)), full name Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ...

In the north it borders Mongolia, in the south the city of Kumul and in the west the Mori Kazakh Autonomous County of Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture. Kumul or Hami (Uyghur: قۇمۇل/K̢umul; Chinese: 哈密; Pinyin: Hāmì) is an oasis in Xinjiang (China); it is also the name of a modern city and the sourrounding district. ... Changji Hui prefecture (simplified Chinese:æ˜Œå‰å›žæ—è‡ªæ²»å·ž , Pinyin: ChÄngjÃ HuÃzÃº ZÃ¬zhÃ¬zhÅu, Uyghur: Ø³Ø§Ù†Ø¬Ù‰ Ø®Û‡ÙŠØ²Û‡ Ø¦Ø§Ù¾ØªÙˆÙ†ÙˆÙ… Ø¦ÙˆØ¨Ù„Ø§Ø³ØªÙ‰) is an autonomous prefecture of Xinjiang in the Peoples Republic of China. ...

It was made an autonomous county on October 1, 1954. In the context of Political divisions of China, county is the standard English translation of 县 (xi n). ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Barkol is famous for its camel and horse breeding. The Barkol horse is famous throughout China. Also, due to the large number of camels, which is unparalleled in China, the county carries the nickname of the "county of ten thousand camels". Species Camelus bactrianus Camelus dromedarius A camel is either of the two species of large even-toed ungulate in the genus Camelus, the Dromedary (Single hump) and the Bactrian Camel (Double hump). ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The Horse (Equus caballus) is a sizeable ungulate mammal, one of the ten modern species of the genus Equus. ...

Ethnic groups in Barkol, 2000 census

Categories: Xinjiang | Mainland China geography stubs The Peoples Republic of China officially describes itself as a multi-ethnic unitary state and as such officially recognizes 56 nationalities or MÃnzÃº (æ°‘æ—), within China: the Han being the majority (>92%), and the remaining 55 nationalities being the national minorities. ... Han Chinese (Simplified: æ±‰æ—; Traditional: æ¼¢æ—; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is a term which refers to the majority ethnic group within China and the largest single human ethnic group in the world. ... The Kazakhs (also spelled Kazak or Qazaq), (in Kazakh: ÒšÐ°Ð·Ð°Ò› [qÉ‘zÉ‘q]; in Russian: ÐšÐ°Ð·Ð°Ñ…; English term is the transliteration from Russian) are a Turkic-Mongol people of the northern parts of Central Asia (largely Kazakhstan, but also found in parts of Russia and China). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Hui people (Chinese: å›žæ—; pinyin: ) are a Chinese ethnic group, typically distinguished by their practice of the Islamic religion. ... The Uyghur (Chinese: [historical]: å›žç´‡; [modern]: ç¶å¾çˆ¾) are a Turkic-speaking ethnic group living in northwestern China mainly in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where they are the largest ethnic group together with Han Chinese, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, and Russia. ... The Manchu (Manchu: Manju; Simplified Chinese: æ»¡æ—; Traditional Chinese: æ»¿æ—; pinyin: ) are an ethnic group who originated in the dong bei or North East region consisting of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang provinces, collectively known in English as Manchuria. ... Tatars (Tatar: Tatarlar/Ð¢Ð°Ñ‚Ð°Ñ€Ð»Ð°Ñ€) is a collective name applied to the Turkic people of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. ... The Yi people (Chinese: 彝族 Yìzú, own name: Nosu) are a modern ethnic group in China. ...

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Ethnic groups in Barkol, 2000 census