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Places, connected

Cities and places across Xinjiang

From the Tian Shan to the Tarim Basin, this regional view places the magazine’s cities and selected sites in context. City markers are approximate orientation points; peaks indicate summits, not heritage boundaries or entrances.

Xinjiang · China
Ürümqi Changji Karamay Turpan Hami Ili Bortala Altay Tacheng Bayingolin Aksu Kashgar Hotan Kizilsu Ürümqi Grand Bazaar Bogda Grape Valley Yar City Tomur Kizil Caves Jiya

Simplified physical geography · orientation only

These places remain in the list without map markers because the available coordinates do not identify a reliable point.

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Aksu

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Caves in the cliff

Kizil is a complex of Buddhist chambers cut into rock at Baicheng. Open rooms decide what a visitor can see.

The western anchor

Tomur is the western high component of the Xinjiang Tianshan, set between desert basins and not defined by a lakeside walk.