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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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Sayram Lake

The lake is the prefecture's shared public landscape. Dimensions are left out until a surveyed page is the source.

Sayram Lake

The shore of Sayram Lake: open water, a boardwalk and the snow-streaked mountains beyond.

A lake with a repertoire

Sayram Lake is Bortala's shared view. In 2026 the prefecture wove Mongol epic, instruments and a new lake piece into its holiday programme.