Ürümqi

Ürümqi is the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China, on the northern slopes of the Tian Shan. It is a major regional center linking Central Asia and China.

Xinjiang: Xinjiang is an autonomous region in northwestern China, bordering several Central Asian countries. Ürümqi is Xinjiang’s regional capital and largest urban center.
Dzungar Khanate: The Dzungar Khanate was an Oirat Mongol state that ruled parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The area around present-day Ürümqi lay within the political world transformed by its defeat.
Uyghurs: Uyghurs are a Turkic people whose homeland is centered in Xinjiang, China, with communities across Central Asia. Uyghur language, culture, and institutions are part of Ürümqi’s social landscape.
Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport: Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport is an airport serving Ürümqi and the surrounding region of Xinjiang, China. It connects the regional capital with domestic destinations and international routes.
Ürümqi riots of July 2009: The Ürümqi riots of July 2009 were violent unrest in the Xinjiang capital that resulted in deaths and extensive arrests. The unrest brought international attention to ethnic relations and security in the city.
Tian Shan: The Tian Shan is a major mountain range extending across Central Asia and northwestern China. Ürümqi lies on the range’s northern slopes.
Qing conquest of the Dzungar Khanate: The Qing conquest of the Dzungar Khanate was an eighteenth-century campaign that brought Dzungaria under Qing rule. Qing rule established the imperial framework in which Ürümqi developed as a garrison and administrative center.
Han Chinese: Han Chinese are the largest ethnic group in China and one of the country’s officially recognized ethnic groups. Han migration and settlement have shaped Ürümqi’s population and urban development.
Ürümqi railway station: Ürümqi railway station is a major rail station in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China. It anchors the city’s role as a transport hub for Xinjiang and western China.
Ürümqi railway hub: The Ürümqi railway hub is a regional network of rail infrastructure centered on the city. Its expansion shows how infrastructure reinforced Ürümqi’s role as Xinjiang’s transport center.

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Junggar BasinRelated: The city lies south of the basin and serves as a regional hub.