Kolpino vs Xinjiang

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olpino (Russian: Колпино) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. Urban localitiesKolpino, Saint Petersburg, a municipal city in Kolpinsky District of the federal city of Saint PetersburgRural localitiesKolpino, Nevelsky District, Pskov Oblast, a village in Nevelsky District of Pskov Oblast Kolpino, Pechorsky District, Pskov Oblast, a village in Pechorsky District of Pskov Oblast Kolpino, Pustoshkinsky District, Pskov Oblast, a village in Pustoshkinsky District of Pskov Oblast Kolpino, Kardymovsky District, Smolensk Oblast, a village in Pervomayskoye Rural Settlement of Kardymovsky District in Smolensk Oblast Kolpino, Roslavlsky District, Smolensk Oblast, a village in Bogdanovskoye Rural Settlement of Roslavlsky District in Smolensk Oblast Kolpino, Krasnokholmsky District, Tver Oblast, a village in Likhachevskoye Rural Settlement of Krasnokholmsky District in Tver Oblast Kolpino, Penovsky District, Tver Oblast, a village in Voroshilovskoye Rural Settlement of Penovsky District in Tver Oblast Kolpino, Vologda Oblast, a village in Volodinsky Selsoviet of Babayevsky District in Vologda Oblast

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Xinjiang (Uyghur: شىنجاڭ‎‎, SASM/GNC: Xinjang; Chinese: 新疆; pinyin: Xīnjiāng; alternately romanized as Sinkiang), officially Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest of the country close to Central Asia. Being the largest province-level division of China and the 8th-largest country subdivision in the world, Xinjiang spans over 1.6 million km2 (640,000 square miles), and has about 25 million inhabitants.Xinjiang borders the countries of Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. The rugged Karakoram, Kunlun and Tian Shan mountain ranges occupy much of Xinjiang's borders, as well as its western and southern regions. The Aksai Chin region, administered by China mostly as part of Xinjiang's Hotan Prefecture, is claimed by India. Xinjiang also borders the Tibet Autonomous Region and the provinces of Gansu and Qinghai. The most well-known route of the historical Silk Road ran through the territory from the east to its northwestern border. It is home to a number of ethnic groups, including the Turkic Uyghur, Kazakhs and Kyrgyz, the Han, Tibetans, Hui, Tajiks, Mongols, Russians and Xibe. More than a dozen autonomous prefectures and counties for minorities are in Xinjiang.

Xinjiang is also referred to as Chinese Turkestan, East Turkestan and East Turkistan. Xinjiang is divided into the Dzungarian Basin in the north and the Tarim Basin in the south by a mountain range. Only about 9.7% of Xinjiang's land area is fit for human habitation.With a documented history of at least 2,500 years, a succession of people and empires have vied for control over all or parts of this territory. The territory came under the rule of the Qing dynasty in the 18th century, later replaced by the Republic of China government. Since 1949, it has been part of the People's Republic of China following the Chinese Civil War. In 1954, Xinjiang Bingtuan was set up to strengthen the border defense against the Soviet Union and also promote the local economy. In 1955, Xinjiang was administratively changed from a province into an autonomous region. In recent decades, abundant oil and mineral reserves have been found in Xinjiang and it is currently China's largest natural gas-producing region. In the 1990s and 2000s, the East Turkestan independence movement, separatist conflict and the influence of radical Islam have resulted in unrest in the region with occasional terrorist attacks and clashes between separatist and government forces.

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