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Turpan

China / Xinjiang / Urumqi /

Turpan or Tulufan (Uyghur: تۇرپان‎, Turpan, Chinese: 吐魯番, Pinyin: Tǔlǔfān) is an oasis city in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It is located about 150 km southeast of Ürümqi, Xinjiang's capital, in a mountain basin, on the northern side of the Turfan Depression, at an elevation of 98 feet (30 meters) above sea level.Turpan has long been the centre of a fertile oasis (with water provided by the karez canal system) and an important trade centre. It was historically located along the Silk Road. At that time, other kingdoms of the region included Korla and Yanqi.
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Coordinates:   42°57'44"N   89°11'44"E
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