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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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Bayanbulak

UNESCO names the component Bayinbuluke. It is the high, watered face of the Tianshan in Hejing County, distinct from Bogda's snow lake and from Kalajun's forest. The map centroid is not an entrance.

Bayanbulak

Grassland with a winding river and snow peaks on the horizon at Bayanbulak.

River bends in a high basin

Bayanbulak is the Tianshan component where a river loops through highland wetland, a different face from snow lake or forest meadow.

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  1. Bayanbulak: the high basin, its river, and the Tianshan rim beyond.MichaelE · CC BY-SA 4.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗