Urumchi

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Ü·rüm·qi

also U·rum·chi  (o͝o-ro͝om′chē, ü′rüm′chē′)
A city of northwest China in the Tian Shan. It is the capital of Xinjiang.
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Urumchi

(uːˈruːmtʃɪ) ,

Ürümqi

or

Wu-lu-mu-ch'i

n
(Placename) a city in NW China, capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region: trading centre on a N route between China and central Asia. Pop: 1 562 000 (2005 est). Former name: Tihwa
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