Urumqi
Knife attack in China's Xinjiang kills 4
Mar 08, 2013 00:37 EST
Several knife-wielding attackers killed four people and wounded eight others in China's ethnically-divided western region of Xinjiang, according to a government official.
Knife attack in China's Xinjiang kills 4
Mar 07, 2013 22:57 EST
Several knife-wielding attackers killed four people and wounded eight others in China's ethnically-divided western region of Xinjiang, according to a government official.
Death for three Xinjiang plane hijackers: China media
Dec 11, 2012 08:09 EST
A court in China's restive Muslim-majority region of Xinjiang sentenced three men to death on Tuesday after they were found guilty of trying to hijack an aircraft and detonate explosives, state media said.
Hoax threat forces China plane to land: report
Oct 08, 2012 15:53 EDT
Chinese police arrested a man in the restive northwestern region of Xinjiang for allegedly making a hoax threat that forced a plane into an emergency landing, state media said.
'Terrorist threat' forces China plane to land
Oct 08, 2012 11:21 EDT
A plane was forced to make an emergency landing when it received an "anonymous terrorist threat" after taking off from China's restive northwestern Xinjiang region on Monday, state media said.
Arrest after China flight threat: state media
Sep 02, 2012 01:28 EDT
Police in southern China have arrested a man suspected of threatening to blow up a commercial jet, following a similar incident affecting a flight from Beijing, state press said Sunday.
Arrest after China flight threat: state media
Sep 01, 2012 22:40 EDT
Police in southern China have arrested a man suspected of threatening to blow up a commercial jet, following a similar incident affecting a flight from Beijing, state press said Sunday.
Threat forces Air China flight back to Beijing
Aug 29, 2012 12:01 EDT
An Air China plane bound for New York was forced to return to Beijing on Wednesday after receiving a "threatening message" but nothing unusual was found, the airline and state media said.
Threat forces Air China flight to return to Beijing
Aug 29, 2012 10:17 EDT
An Air China plane bound for New York was forced to return to Beijing on Wednesday after receiving a "threatening message", the airline and state media said.
China jails Uighurs on separatism charges: reports
Aug 02, 2012 05:56 EDT
Courts in a restive region of west China with a large Muslim population have jailed 20 people for up to 15 years for using the Internet to incite separatism and "holy war", state media said Thursday.
China restricts Ramadan fasting for Uighurs in Xinjiang
Aug 01, 2012 07:27 EDT
Authorities in China's restive northwestern region of Xinjiang have banned Muslim officials and students from fasting during Ramadan, prompting an exiled rights group to warn of new violence.
China vows 'iron fist' in restive Xinjiang
Jul 05, 2012 03:03 EDT
China vowed to strike with an "iron fist" at separatist forces in its restive Xinjiang region, as it rolled out a heavy security presence for the third anniversary on Thursday of deadly ethnic riots.
China says plane hijack attempt thwarted
Jun 29, 2012 05:31 EDT
Six members of China's Uighur minority tried to hijack a plane flying from a restive city in the far-western Xinjiang region on Friday but crew members and passengers thwarted them, authorities said.
China police begin house searches in restive Xinjiang
Jun 19, 2012 03:01 EDT
Authorities in China's western-most Xinjiang region have launched house-to-house searches after a clash at an Islamic school left 12 children injured, police and a rights group said Tuesday.
Children injured in clash in China's Xinjiang
Jun 06, 2012 09:35 EDT
Twelve children were hurt in a clash at an Islamic school in China's restive Xinjiang region Wednesday, police and an exile group said amid an escalating crackdown on "illegal" religious activities.
Nine ethnic Uighurs jailed in China's Xinjiang
Jun 06, 2012 01:32 EDT
Nine ethnic Uighurs have been jailed in western China's restive Xinjiang region for inciting separatism and disturbing public order, the court and an exiled rights group said Wednesday.
China embassy in US cold-shoulders Tiananmen leader
May 18, 2012 22:44 EDT
One of the exiled leaders of the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989 got the cold shoulder from the Chinese embassy in Washington when he tried to turn himself in to return home.
Chinese embassy in US cold-shoulders Tiananmen leader
May 18, 2012 13:59 EDT
One of the leaders of the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989 went to the Chinese embassy in Washington on Friday in a bid to return home, only to find no one inside wanted to see him.
Turkey PM oversees nuclear agreements with China
Apr 09, 2012 10:19 EDT
Turkey's Prime Minister oversaw the signing of two nuclear agreements with China Monday on a trip to the Asian nation that also saw him make an unprecedented stop in ethnically-tense Xinjiang.
China sentences Xinjiang attack ringleader to death
Mar 27, 2012 00:26 EDT
A man accused of plotting a deadly knife and hatchet attack last month in China's restive Xinjiang region has been sentenced to death, judicial authorities said.
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| Ürümqi ئۈرۈمچی 乌鲁木齐 | |
|---|---|
| — Prefecture-level city — | |
| Uyghur transcription(s) | |
| - Uyghur Ereb Yéziqi | ئۈرۈمچی |
| - Uyghur Latin Yéziqi | Ürümchi |
| - Yengi Yeziķ | Ürümqi |
| - pronunciation in IPA | [yrymˈtʃi] |
| - Türkish Uyghur | Urumçi |
| - Cyrillic Uyghur | Үрүмчи |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| - Simplified Chinese | 乌鲁木齐 |
| - Traditional Chinese | 烏魯木齊 |
| - Pinyin | Wūlǔmùqí |
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  Ürümqi
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| Coordinates: 43°48′N 87°35′E / 43.8°N 87.583°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| County-level divisions | 8 |
| Government | |
| - CPC Committee Secretary | Zhu Hailun[1] |
| - Mayor | Jerla Isamudin (吉尔拉·衣沙木丁) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 10,989 km2 (4,242.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - Total | 2,681,834 |
| - Density | 244/km2 (632.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard Time (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 830000 |
| Area code(s) | 991 |
| License plate prefixes | 新A |
| GDP (2008) | CNY 102 billion |
| - per capita | CNY 43,211 |
| ISO 3166-2 | CN-65-01 |
| Website | http://www.urumqi.gov.cn/ (Chinese) |
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