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2022-JUN-22



ISLAMIC EAST TURKESTAN (Wana) Exile East Turkestan Islamic Movement : ETIM : Emir Abdul Haq al-Turkistani
SINKIANG (Urumchi)  SINKIANG Uyghur Autonomous Region :
EAST TURKESTAN (Oakton) Exile Government-in-Exile of the EAST TURKESTAN Republic [World Uyghur Congress] : President Rebiya Kadeer

Other Entities with similar names

People´s Republic of CHINA
(Beijing)

SINKIANG Uyghur Autonomous Region

Flag or logo since 1950-03-02*
XĪNJIĀNG Wéiwú´ěr Zìzhìqū : 新疆维吾尔自治区 (zh) + SHINJANG Uyghur Aptonom Rayoni : شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونى‎ (ug)
Emblem or Symbol*

Xi Jinping
(ruler of CHINA since 2012-11-15)
 
 
 
 
Capitals & administrative places*: Urumchi
(Wulumuqi)
Official & national languages: Uighur (ug) . Chinese (zh) .

Mainland:


SINKIANG SINKIANG Uyghur Autonomous Region  (Urumchi)

17 Divisions:

AKSU AKSU Prefecture  (Aksu)Local: AKESU Shi : 阿克苏地区 (zh) + AⱪSU Vilayiti : ئاقسۇ ۋىلايىت (ug)  (Aqsu)
ARAL ARAL City-County [Pingtuan Administration]  (Aral)Local: ĀLĀ´ĚR Shi : 阿拉尔市 (zh) + ARAL Xəⱨri : ئارال شەھىرى (ug)  (Aral)
BEITUN BEITUN City-County [Pingtuan Administration]  (Beitun)Local: BEITUN Shi : 北屯市 (zh) + BƏYTÜN Xəⱨiri : بەيتۈن شەھىرى (ug)  (Beitun)
COCODALA COCODALA City-County [Pingtuan Administration]  (Cocodala)Local: KEKEDALA Shi : 可克达拉市 (zh) + KEKDALA Xəⱨiri : كۆكدالا شەھىرى (ug)  (Kokdala)
HUYANGHE HUYANGHE City-County  (Huyanghe)Local: HUYANGHE Shi : 胡杨河市 (zh) + HUYANGHE Xəⱨiri : خۇياڭخې شەھىرى (ug)  (Huyanghe)
KARAMAY KARAMAY City-Prefecture  (Karamay)Local: KELAMAYI Shi : 克拉玛依市 (zh) + ҚARAMAY Xəⱨiri : قاراماي شەھىرى (ug)  (Kelamayi)
KASHGAR KASHGAR Prefecture  (Kashgar)Local: KASHI Diqu : 喀什地区 (zh) + QESHQER Vilayiti : قەشقەر ۋىلايىتى (ug)  (Qeshqer)
KHOTAN KHOTAN Prefecture  (Khotan)Local: HETIAN Diqu : 和田地区 (zh) + HOTAN Wilayiti : خوتەن ۋىلايىتى (ug)  (Hetian)
KUMUL KUMUL Prefecture  (Khamil)Local: HAMI Shi : 哈密地区 (zh) + QUMUL Vilayiti قۇمۇل ۋىلايىت : (ug)  (Hami)
KURUMKASH KURUMKASH City-County [Pingtuan Administration]  (Kurumshak)Local: KUNYU Shi : 昆玉市 (zh) + ⱩURUMⱪAX Xəⱨiri : قۇرۇمقاش شەھىرى (ug)  (Kunyu)
SHIHEZI SHIHEZI City-County [Pingtuan Administration]  (Shihezi)Local: SHIHEZI Shi : 石河子市 (zh) + ŞIHENZE Shehri : شىخەنزە شەھىرى (ug)  (Shihezi)
SHUANGHE SHUANGHE City-County [Pingtuan Administration]  (Shuanghe)Local: SHUANGHE Shi : 双河市 (zh) + ⱩOXƟGÜZ Xəⱨiri : قوشئۆگۈز شەھىرى (ug)  (Shuanghe)
TIEMENGUAN TIEMENGUAN City-County [Pingtuan Administration]  (Tiemenguan)Local: TIEMENGUAN Shi : 铁门关市 (zh) + BAXƏGIM Xəⱨiri : باشئەگىم شەھىرى (ug)  (Tiemenguan)
TUMSHUK TUMSHUK City-County [Pingtuan Administration]  (Tumshuk)Local: TUMUSHUKE Shi : 图木舒克市 (zh) + TUMXUⱪ Xəⱨiri : تۇمشۇق شەھىرى (ug)  (Tumxuq)
TURPAN TURPAN City-Prefecture  (Turpan)Local: TULUFAN Shi : 吐鲁番市 (zh) + TURPAN Xəⱨiri : تۇرپان شەھىرى (ug)  (Turpan)
URUMCHI URUMCHI City-Prefecture  (Urumchi)Local: WULUMUQI Shi : 乌鲁木齐市 (zh) + ÜRÜMQI Xəⱨiri : ئۈرۈمچى شەھىرى (ug)  (Wulumuqi)
WUJIAQU WUJIAQU City-County [Pingtuan Administration]  (Wujiaqu)Local: WUJIAQU Shi : 五家渠市 (zh) + VUCYAÇÜ Xəⱨiri : ۋۇجياچۈ شەھىرى (ug)  (Wujiaqu)




5 Territories:

BAYINGOLIN BAYINGOLIN Mongol Autonomous Prefecture  (Korla)Local: BĀYĪNGUŌLÈNG Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu : 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 (zh) + BAYINĞOLIN Mongğul Aptonom Oblasti : بايىنغولىن موڭغۇل ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى (ug) + BAYINGOL : ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠵᠧᠦ (mn)  (Kuerle)
BORTALA BORTALA Mongol Autonomous Prefecture  (Bole)Local: BÓĚRTǍLĀ Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu : 博尔塔拉蒙古自治州 (zh) + BOROTALA-yin Monggol öberteɣen jasaqu-jēü : ᠣᠷᠣᠲᠠᠯ᠎ᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠵᠧᠦ (mn) + BÖRTALA Mongghul Aptonom Oblasti : بۆرتالا ئوبلاستى (ug)  (Bole)
CHANGCHI CHANGCHI Huei Autonomous Prefecture  (Changchi)Local: CHĀNGJÍ Huízú Zìzhìzhōu : 昌吉回族自治州 (zh) + SANJI Huyzu Aptonom Oblasti : سانجى خۇيزۇ ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى (ug) + CHĀNGJÍ Huízú Zìzhìzhōu : سانجى خۇيزۇ ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى (chi)  (Changji)
ILI ILI Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture  (Kulja)Local: YĪLÍ Hāsàkè Zìzhìzhōu : 伊犁哈萨克自治州 (zh) + ILI Qazaq Aptonom Oblasti : ىلى قازاق ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى (ug) + ILE Kazakh Avtonomiyaly Oblasti : ІЛЕ ҚАЗАҚ автономиялы облысы – ىله قازاق اۆتونومىيالى وبلىسى (kk)  (Ghulja)
KIZILSU KIZILSU Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture  (Artush)Local: KÈZĪLÈSŪ Kē´ěrkèzī Zìzhìzhōu : 克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州 (zh) + QIZILSU Qirghiz aptonom oblasti : قىزىلسۇ قىرغىز ئاپتونوم ئوبلاست (ug) + KYZYLSUU Kyrgyz özerkin oblusu : КЫЗЫЛСУУ Кыргыз өзеркин облусу – كىزىلسۋ كىزگىز اۆتونومييالى وبلاستى (ky)  (Artux)




* The emblems shown for the subdivisions may in some cases be those of their capital.

Other Independent or Semi-Independent Polities within the 2023's internationally recognized Country boundaries:

CHINA People´s Republic of CHINA  (Beijing)
CHINA-TAIPEI Republic of CHINA  (Taipei a)
HONG KONG HONG KONG Special Administrative Region of the People´s Republic of China  (Victoria City)
MACAO MACAO Special Administrative Region of the People´s Republic of China  (Macao)


Other Territories or Entities within the 2023's internationally recognized Country boundaries:

AKSAI AKSAI Kazakh Autonomous County  (Hongliuwan Town)
ALSHA ALSHA Banners  (Bayan Hot)
ALXA Prefecture of ALSHA League  (Bayan Hot)
ANHUI ANHUI Province  (Hefei)
BEIJING BEIJING Special Municipality  (Beijing)
BENXI BENXI Manchu Autonomous County  (Xiaoshi)
BINHAI NEW AREA Special Economic Zone of BINHAI NEW AREA  (Binhai New Area)
CANGYUAN CANGYUAN Va Autonomous County  (Cangyuan)
CHANGBAI CHANGBAI Korean Autonomous County  (Changbai)
CHONGQING CHONGQING Special Municipality  (Chongqing)
CHUXIONG CHUXIONG Yi Autonomous Prefecture  (Chuxiong)
DALI DALI Pai Autonomous Prefecture  (Dali)
DATONG DATONG Huei and Monguor Autonomous County  (Datong)
DEHONG DEHONG Tai and Jingpho Autonomous Prefecture  (Mang City)
DEQEN DEQEN Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture  (Shangri-La)
DORBETIA DORBET Mongol Autonomous County  (Derbet)
EJIN EJIN Banner  (Ejin)
ENSHI ENSHI Tukia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture  (Enshi)
ESHAN ESHAN Yi Autonomous County  (Eshan)
EVENK EVENK Autonomous Banner  (Bayan Tohoi)
FUJIAN FUJIAN Province  (Fuzhou)
FUKIEN Former Province of FUKIEN [Quemoy and Matsu Islands]  (Jinsheng)
FUXIN FUXIN Mongol Autonomous County  (Shijiazi)
GANSU GANSU Province  (Lanzhou)
GAOSHAN Taiwan First Nations : GAOSHAN  (Taipei)
GARZE GARZE Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture  (Kangding)
GENGMA GENGMA Tai and Va Autonomous County  (Gengma)
GOLOG GOLOG Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture  (Machin)
GONSHAN GONGSHAN Derung and Nu Autonomous County  (Gongshan)
GUANGDONG GUANGDONG Province  (Guangzhou)
GUANGXI GUANGXI Chuang Autonomous Region  (Nanning)
GUIZHOU GUIZHOU Province  (Guiyang)
HAINAN HAINAN Province [Special Economic Zone]  (Haikou)
HAIXI HAIXI Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture  (Delhi Hot)
HEBEI HEBEI Province  (Shijiazhuang)
HEILONGJIANG HEILONGJIANG Province  (Harbin)
HEKOU HEKOU Yao Autonomous County  (Hekou)
HENAN HENAN Province  (Zhengzhou)
HENGQIN Leased Lands in the Special Economic District of HENGQIN New Area  (Hengqin)
HINGGAN HINGGAN League  (Ulanhot)
HONGHE HONGHE Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture  (Mengzi)
HUALONG HUALONG Huei Autonomous County  (Qunke)
HUANGNAN HUANGNAN Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture : Malho  (Rebkong)
HUANREN HUANREN Manchu Autonomous County  (Huanren)
HUBEI HUBEI Province  (Wuhan)
HUNAN HUNAN Province  (Changsha)
HUZHU HUZHU Monguor Autonomous County  (Weiyuan)
INNER MONGOLIA INNER MONGOLIA Autonomous Region  (Huhehot)
JIANGCHENG JIANGCHENG Hani and Yi Autonomous County  (Jiangcheng)
JIANGSU JIANGSU Province  (Nanjing)
JIANGXI JIANGXI Province  (Nanchang)
JILIN JILIN Province  (Changchun)
JINGDONG JINGDONG Yi Autonomous County  (Jingdong)
JINGGU JINGGU Tai and Yi Autonomous County  (Jinggu)
JINGNING JINGNING She Autonomous County  (Hexi)
JINPING JINPING Miao Yao and Tai Autonomous County  (Jinping)
JINPU NEW AREA Special Economic Zone of JINPU NEW AREA  (Jinpu New Area)
JISHISHAN JISHISHAN Bonan Tunghsiang and Salar Autonomous County  (Chuimatan)
KANLHO GANNAN Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture  (Dzoi)
KAOHSIUNG KAOHSIUNG Special Municipality  (Kaohsiung)
KHARCHIN LEFT WING KHARCHIN LEFT WING Mongol Autonomous County  (Dachengzi)
KIEN GORLOS KIEN GORLOS Mongol Autonomous County  (Kien Gorlos)
KUANDIAN KUANDIAN Manchu Autonomous County  (Kuandian)
LANCANG LANCANG Lahu Autonomous County  (Lancang)
LANPING LANPING Pai and Prumi Autonomous County  (Lanping)
LIANGSHAN LIANGSHAN Yi Autonomous Prefecture  (Xichang)
LIANNAN LIANNAN Yao Autonomous County  (Liannan)
LIANSHAN LIANSHAN Chuang and Yao Autonomous County  (Jitian)
LIAONING LIAONING Province  (Shenyang)
LINXIA LINXIA Huei Autonomous Prefecture  (Linxia)
LUQUAN LUQUAN Yi and Miao Autonomous County  (Luquan)
MALHO HENAN Mongol Autonomous County  (Youganning)
MENYUAN MENYUAN Huei Autonomous Prefecture  (Haomen)
MINHE MINHE Huei and Monguor Autonomous County  (Chuankou)
MOJIANG MOJIANG Hani Autonomous County  (Mojiang)
MONGLIAN MONGLIAN Tai Lahu and Va Autonomous County  (Monglian)
MORIN DAWA MORIN DAWA Daur Autonomous Banner  (Nirgi)
NANJIAN NANJIAN Yi Autonomous County  (Nanjian)
NEW TAIPEI NEW TAIPEI Special Municipality [Hsinpei Special Municipality]  (Panchiao)
NGABA NGABA Tibetan and Hsiang Autonomous Prefecture  (Barkam)
NINGER NINGER Hani and Yi Autonomous County  (Ninger)
NINGLANG NINGLANG Yi Autonomous County  (Ninglang)
NINGXIA NINGXIA Huei Autonomous Region  (Yinchuan)
NUJIANG NUJIANG Lisu Autonomous Prefecture  (Liuku)
OROCHEN OROCHEN Autonomous Banner  (Alihe)
PENGSHUI PENGSHUI Miao and Tukia Autonomous County  (Hanjia Town)
PINGBIAN PINGBIAN Miao Autonomous County  (Pingbian)
PRATAS ISLANDS Military Territory of PRATAS ISLANDS  (Dongsha)
PUDONG NEW AREA Special Economic Zone of PUDONG NEW AREA  (Pudong New Area)
QINGHAI QINGHAI Province  (Xining)
QINGYUAN QINGYUAN Manchu Autonomous County  (Qingyuan)
RUYUAN RUYUAN Yao Autonomous County  (Ruyuan)
SHAANXI SHAANXI Province  (Xian)
SHANDONG SHANDONG Province  (Jinan)
SHANGHAI SHANGHAI Special Municipality  (Shanghai)
SHANTOU Special Economic Zone of SHANTOU City-Prefecture  (Shantou)
SHANXI SHANXI Province  (Taiyuan)
SHENZHEN Special Economic Zone of SHENZHEN Sub-Provincial City  (Shenzhen)
SHILIN SHILIN Yi Autonomous County  (Shilin)
SHIZHU SHIZHU Tukia Autonomous County  (Nanbin Town)
SHUANGJIANG SHUANGJIANG Lahu Va Blang and Tai Autonomous County  (Shuangjiang)
SICHUAN SICHUAN Province  (Chengdu)
SIPSONGPANNA SIPSONGPANNA Tai Autonomous Prefecture  (Jinghung)
SOUTH CHINA SEA ISLANDS SANSHA City-Prefecture : South China Sea Islands  (Woody Island)
SUBEI SUBEI Mongol Autonomous County  (Dangchengwan)
SUNAN SUNAN Yugur Autonomous County  (Hongwansi)
SUZHOU INDUSTRIAL PARK China-Singapore SUZHOU INDUSTRIAL PARK  (Suzhou Industrial Park)
TAICHUNG TAICHUNG Special Municipality  (Taichung)
TAINAN TAINAN Special Municipality  (Tainan)
TAIPEI TAIPEI Special Municipality  (Taipei)
TAIWAN Former Province of TAIWAN  (Zhongxing New Village)
TAOYUAN TAOYUAN Special Municipality  (Taoyuan)
TENZHU TENZHU Tibetan Autonomous County  (Huazangsi)
TIANJIN TIANJIN Special Municipality  (Tianjin)
TIBET TIBETAN Autonomous Region  (Lhasa)
TSHOLHO HAINAN Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture : Tsholho  (Kabka)
TSHOYANG HAIBEI Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture : Tshoyang  (Xihai)
TUNGHSIANG TUNGHSIANG Autonomous County  (Tangwangchuan)
WEISHAN WEISHAN Yi and Huei Autonomous County  (Weishan)
WEIXI WEIXI Lisu Autonomous County  (Weixi)
WENSHAN WENSHAN Chuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture  (Wenshan)
XIAMEN Special Economic Zone of the Sub-Provincial City of XIAMEN  (Siming)
XIANGXI XIANGXI Tukia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture  (Jishou)
XILINGOL XILINGOL League  (Xilinhot)
XIMENG XIMENG Va Autonomous County  (Ximeng)
XINBIN XINBIN Manchu Autonomous County  (Xinbin)
XINPING XINPING Yi and Tai Autonomous County  (Xinping)
XIONGAN NEW AREA Special Economic Zone of XIONG AN NEW AREA  (Xiong´an New Area)
XIUSHAN XIUSHAN Tukia and Miao Autonomous County  (Xiushan)
XIUYAN XIUYAN Manchu Autonomous County  (Xiuyan)
XUNDIAN XUNDIAN Huei and Yi Autonomous County  (Xundian)
XUNHUA XUNHUA Salar Autonomous County  (Jishi)
YANBIAN YANBIAN Korean Autonomous Prefecture  (Yanji)
YANGBI YANGBI Yi Autonomous County  (Yangbi)
YITONG YITONG Manchu Autonomous County  (Yitong)
YOUYANG YOUYANG Tukia and Miao Autonomous County  (Youyang)
YUANJIANG YUANJIANG Hani Yi and Tai Autonomous County  (Lijiang)
YULONG YULONG Nakhi Autonomous County  (Yulong)
YULSHUL YULSHUL Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture  (Gyegu)
YUNNAN YUNNAN Province  (Kunming)
ZHANGJIACHUAN ZHANGJIACHUAN Huei Autonomous County  (Zhangjiachuan)
ZHEJIANG ZHEJIANG Province  (Hangzhou)
ZHENYUAN ZHENYUAN Yi Hani and Lahu Autonomous County  (Zhenyuan)
ZHUHAI Special Economic Zone of ZHUHAI City-Prefecture  (Xiangzhou)
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   * Centennia Historical Atlas Software, ed. Centennia (US). For Europe, North Africa and Middle East historical maps.
   * Drapeaux d'Origine & d'Inspiration Françaises - DO&IF, SFV (FR). For French colonial flags.
   * Ethnologue: Languages of the World, SIL International (US). For languages codes.
   * Flags Of The World - FOTW, Rob Raeside (CA). For the current and historic flags of the world.
   * GeoNames, Geonames (CH). Geographical names database.
   * Google Books, Google (US). Online library used for specific sources.
   * Herald Dick Magazine, Herald Dick (FR). For some current and historic arms.
   * Heraldry of the World, by Ralf Hartemink (NL). For local emblems and arms.
   * L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde, by Jacques Leclerc, University of Laval (CA). For national linguistic policies.
   * National Arms and Emblems - Past and Present, by Hubert de Vries (NL). For historic national emblems and arms.
   * Numismondo - World Printed Money Picture Catalog, by Garry Saint, Esquire (US). For national currencies.
   * Omniatlas - Interactive atlas of World History, by Rick Westera (NZ). For some geopolitical maps.
   * Perry-Castañ:eda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin (US). For some historical maps.
   * Population Statistics, by Jan Lahmeyer (NL). For historical regional demographies and areas.
   * Portale Storia, by Giovanni Fontana (IT). For photos of rulers.
   * ReliefWeb, by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). For maps of some administrative divisions.
   * Rulers.org, by Benjamin Schemmel (DE). For photos of rulers.
   * Statoids, by Gwillim Law (US). For historical administrative subdivisions.
   * The World Factbook, ed. Central Intelligence Agency (US). For the general data and profiles of the current countries.
   * United Nations Peacekeeping, United Nations (UNO). For the United Nations Missions.
   * Vexilla Mundi, by Mello Luchtenberg (NL). For flags of the world.
   * Vexillographia, by Viktor Lomantsov (RU). For flags of Russia and Soviet Union.
   * Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia Foundation (US). Free-use pictures.
   * Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation (US). For general data, maps, sources, pictures.
   * World Heritage Centre, (UNESCO). For the selected photos of the countries.
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   * World Statesmen, by Ben Cahoon (US). Main source for the historical polities and their rulers.

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   * Atlas of the World's Languages, ed. Routledge (UK). Most complete world list of languages and dialects.
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   * Quid, by Dominique Frémy, ed. Plon (FR). Yearly encyclopedia that was useful for countries data.
   * Statoids printed version, by Gwillim Law (US). For historical administrative subdivisions.
   * The Times Atlas of the World, ed. Times Atlas (UK). Periodical atlas of the world with its supplementary list of administrative subdivisions.
   * World Christian Encyclopedia, by David B. Barrett, ed. Oxford University Press (UK). For world religious groups but also ethnological data. First inspiring source of Ethnia.org website's look.
   * World Paper Money, ed. Krause (US). For historical currencies.

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