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Yining

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Also known as Ghulja, Yining Shi, Yining City, Gulja, Khulja, Kulja, Khuldja, Almaligh

Yining (), also known as Ghulja () or Kulja (Kazakh: ), is a county-level city in northwestern Xinjiang, China. It is the administrative seat and largest city of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. Yining is the modern successor to the nearby ruined city of Almaliq, Huocheng County, and is the third largest city in Xinjiang after Ürümqi and Korla. It was established by Erdeni Batur Khong Tayiji of the Dzungar Khanate.

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Settlement.name
Yining
Settlement.other_name
Ghulja, Kulja, Ningyuan, Khobak Sari
Settlement.settlement_type
County-level city
Settlement.pushpin_map
China Xinjiang Northern#Xinjiang#China
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Xinjiang
Settlement.pushpin_relief
yes
Settlement.coor_pinpoint
Yining municipal government
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
China
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Autonomous region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Xinjiang
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Autonomous prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Ili
Settlement.established_title
Establishment of the city as the capital city of the Dzungar Khanate
Settlement.established_date
1630's
Settlement.founder
Erdeni Batur
Settlement.named_for
A Monastary
Settlement.seat_type
Municipal seat

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Wikidata facts

Official name
غۇلجا شەھىرى
Population
778047
Area
644.01
Official website
www.yining.gov.cn
Image
苏碧怡商厦 - panoramio.jpg
Dialing code
0999
Licence plate code
新F
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postal code
835000
Commons category
Yining
native label
伊宁 / Yíníng
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20 sections
Contents
  • Area and population
  • History
  • Note on historical place names
  • Establishment and Dzungar Khanate
  • Qing dynasty
  • Republic of China
  • East Turkestan Republic
  • People's Republic
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Grassland Carbon Sink Monitoring Network
  • Administrative divisions
  • Economy
  • Transportation
  • Demographics
  • Culture
  • Notable persons
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Yining (), also known as Ghulja () or Kulja (Kazakh: ), is a county-level city in northwestern Xinjiang, China. It is the administrative seat and largest city of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. Yining is the modern successor to the nearby ruined city of Almaliq, Huocheng County, and is the third largest city in Xinjiang after Ürümqi and Korla. It was established by Erdeni Batur Khong Tayiji of the Dzungar Khanate.

== Area and population == The city of Yining is a county-level administrative unit located along Ili River. As of 2015, it has an estimated population of 542,507, with a total land area of . It is the most populous city in the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture.

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