Tumxuk

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Tumxuk
图木舒克市تۇمشۇق شەھىرى
Sub-prefecture-level city
Tumxuk (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
Tumxuk (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
Tumxuk is located in Xinjiang
Tumxuk
Tumxuk
Location of the city centre in Xinjiang
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Country People's Republic of China
Region Xinjiang
Area
 • Total 1,927 km2 (744 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2007)
 • Total 110,000
 • Density 57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
A Serindian art Buddha statue from Tumshuq, Xinjiang. 5th century.

Tumxuk or Tumushuke (simplified Chinese: 图木舒克; traditional Chinese: 圖木舒克; pinyin: Túmùshūkè; Uyghur: تۇمشۇق?, ULY: Tumshuq, UYY: Tumxuk̡; also known as Tumushuk, Tumshuq, etc.)[1] is a sub-prefecture-level city in the western part of Xinjiang, People's Republic of China, surrounded by Kaxgar Prefecture.

Geography

Its geography now is at 1927 km2 and is 1222 km southwest from Urumqi.

It is schduled to be served by Tumxuk airport. This airport is under construction and is located 15 kilometers away and will, upon completion, also serve the nearby counties of Maralbexi and Kalpin.

Airport

Tumxuk Airport
图木舒克机场
Túmùshūkè Jīchǎng
IATA: noneICAO: none
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Tumxuk, Xinjiang, China

Tumxuk (Tumushuke) Airport (Chinese: 图木舒克机场) is scheduled to be constructed to serve the city of Tumxuk (Tumushuke) in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of northwestern China. It received approval from the State Council of China and the Central Military Commission in January 2014.[2]

See also

Footnotes

  1. The official spelling is "Tumxuk" according to Zhōngguó dìmínglù 中国地名录 (Beijing, SinoMaps Press 中国地图出版社 1997); ISBN 7-5031-1718-4; p. 312.
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