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Xinjiang Province Quiz

How much do you know about the western Chinese autonomous region Xinjiang?
Part of the Chinese Provinces series
Source for question 11
Quiz by camus
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Last updated: May 14, 2021
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First submittedMarch 27, 2021
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Capital city
Ürümqi
The two largest deserts
Gobi
Taklamakan
Some say that this ethnic minority is suffering a genocide
Uyghur
The dominant religion of mentioned minority
Islam
Major mountain range whose largest part is in Pakistan
Karakoram
This ancient trade route went through Xinjiang
Silk Road
Xinjiang largely corresponds with this historical region (hint: Turkic presence)
Turkestan
Name either of the three countries most similar in size to Xinjiang
Libya | Iran | Mongolia
Xinjiang is in the same ___ ____ as Beijing, which makes businesses open at unusual hours
Time Zone
Hotan is the city with the most _____ in the world (hint: air)
Pollution
Xinjiang is the world' largest producer of this crop
Cotton
Think of the Wild West: What does "Xinjiang" mean?
New Frontier
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Level 78
Mar 27, 2021
What I learned during research: Karakoram is the name of the mountain range that spans China, Pakistan, and India. Karakum is a large desert in Central Asia, mostly Turkmenistan. Karakorum was the capital of the 13th century Mongolian Empire. It least the "Kara" part seems to have the same origin, meaning "black".