Turpan in brief
Turpan is a city lying in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the far northwestern part of China. The city, also known as "Turfan" or "Tulufan" is mostly composed of Uyghur ethnic minority people, what explains the typical and unique culture the place enjoys since ancient times. Set in China's harsh desert area and at just 150 kilometers away from the capital Urumqi, Turpan has an extreme weather starting at -7°C (-18°F) in winter, to 32°C (90°F) in the hottest month in summer (most extreme one recorded being -28°C (-20°F) to 48.1 °C (119 °F)!). The city is surrounded by many green fields sustained by the Karez underground irrigation system,
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