Is Turpan South Xinjiang or North Xinjiang?

Turpan is located at the southern foot of Tianshan Mountain, which divides Xinjiang into two regions: North Tianshan Mountain (North Tianshan Mountain) and South Tianshan Mountain (South Tianshan Mountain), and divides Xinjiang 18 prefectures and cities into three regions: East Xinjiang, South Xinjiang and North Xinjiang.

Turpan is located in the middle of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, with latitude 4 1 12 '-43 40' and longitude 87 16 '-9 1 55'. It borders Hami City in the east, Hejing, Heshuo, Yuli and Ruoqiang counties in Bayinguoleng Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture in the west and south, and Qitai, Jimsar, Rem County and Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Urumqi in the north.

Extended data of central Turpan basin. The landform is high in the north and low in the south, wide in the west and narrow in the east, with an average elevation of 32.8 meters. The Flame Mountain is located in the middle of the basin, which is east-west and divides the basin into two halves.

The water level of Aiding Lake in Turpan Basin is lower than sea level154m, which is the second lowest place in the world. With Aiding Lake as the center, the basin shows obvious annular distribution. The outermost link is the alpine snow ridge-Tianshan mountain runs through the north and south, and Bogda peak is 5445 meters above sea level; There are Kuruktag Mountain in the south, Karawusucheng Mountain in the west and Kumtag Mountain in the southeast.

The central part is Gobi gravel belt, and the center of the basin is oasis plain. Water resources include rivers along the river, coal kiln ditch river and other water systems. It has a continental arid climate and is known as "Fire State" and "Wind Storage". The annual average temperature is 14.3℃, the annual precipitation is 6.7 ~ 18.2 mm, and the evaporation is 2339.8 mm. The annual sunshine hours reach 2735.2 hours.

Turpan government network-introduction of Turpan city

Baidu Encyclopedia-Turpan (prefecture-level city in Xinjiang)

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