Aral, Xinjiang

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Aral
ئارال
阿拉尔
—  Sub-prefecture-level city  —
Aral (red) in Xinjiang province (orange) and China
Coordinates: 40°30′56″N 81°15′49″E / 40.51556°N 81.26361°E / 40.51556; 81.26361
Country China
Province Xinjiang
County-level divisions
Area
 • Total 5,258.739 km2 (2,030.410 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 166,205
 • Density Bad rounding here32/km2 (Bad rounding here82/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)

Aral, Ala'er or Alar (simplified Chinese: 阿拉尔; traditional Chinese: 阿拉爾; pinyin: Ālā'ěr; Uyghur: ئارال‎, ULY: Aral[1] is a sub-prefecture-level city in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in the People's Republic of China.

This is the city of Tarim University, which was created to assist in the development of the area, that extends into the Taklamakan Desert. This has been achieved by irrigation. Aral has a population of 166,205 (2010).

See also: Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps

Footnotes [edit]

  1. ^ The official spelling is Aral, according to the Zhōngguó dìmínglù 中国地名录 (Beijing, Zhōngguó dìtú chūbǎnshè 中国地图出版社 1997); ISBN 7-5031-1718-4; p. 1, 299. Often misspelled as "Alar".

Coordinates: 40°30′56″N 81°15′49″E / 40.51556°N 81.26361°E / 40.51556; 81.26361
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