Turpan

Japanese: Turpan
Turpan

Turpan is an oasis town in the eastern part of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, along the former Western Regions Northern Route. It is located about 110 km southeast of Urumqi, on the northern edge of the Turpan Basin.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Turpan" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…中国,新疆ウイグル(維吾爾)自治区の東部,かつての西域北道沿いにあるオアシスの町。Turpanとも表記する。ウルムチ(烏魯木斉)の南東およそ110km,トゥルファン盆地の北縁に位置する。…

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