Ürümqi
Query URLs
https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/place/26496
- Note
- "Ürümqi or Urumchi (UK: /ʊˈrʊmtʃi/, US: /ˌʊrʊmˈtʃiː/; Uyghur pronunciation: [ʏrʏmˈtʃi], Uyghur: ئۈرۈمچى, CTA: Ürümçi; Chinese: 乌鲁木齐; pinyin: Wūlǔmùqí), abbreviated Wushi (Chinese: 乌市; pinyin: Wūshì), formerly known as Tihwa (Chinese: 迪化; pinyin: Díhuà), is the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the far northwest of the People´s Republic of China. Ürümqi was a major hub on the Silk Road during China´s Tang dynasty and developed its reputation as a leading cultural and commercial center during the Qing dynasty in the 19th century." - (en.wikipedia.org 23.09.2020)
- Latitude
- 43.825000762939
- Longitude
- 87.599998474121
- Inhabitants
- 3,029,372
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