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新疆维吾尔自治区

新疆维吾尔自治区是中国西北部的一个少数民族自治区，简称新疆，首府乌鲁木齐。周边与俄罗斯、哈萨克斯坦、吉尔吉斯斯坦、塔吉克斯坦、巴基斯坦、蒙古、印度、阿富汗八国接壤。新疆是古丝绸之路的重要通道，第二座“亚欧大陆桥”的必经之地，战略位置十分重要。

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Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region

Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (known as Xinjiang for short) is an autonomous region inhabited primarily by ethnic minorities. Located in northwestern China, Urumqi is its capital city. It borders Russia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Mongolia, India, and Afghanistan. Additionally, it is a strategic position of historical importance as a major channel of the ancient silk road and a waypoint of the second "Euro-Asia Continental Bridge".

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