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Yining

County-level city

Entitycounty-level city of ChinaQ866021

Also known as Almaligh · Ghulja · Goulja · Gulja · Hui-ning · Huining

Instance of: county-level city of China
Country: People's Republic of China
Located in: Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
Website: yining.gov.cn

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Yining, also known as Ghulja or Kulja, is a county-level city in northwestern Xinjiang, China. It is the administrative seat and largest city of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. Yining is the modern successor to the nearby ruined city of Almaliq, Huocheng County, and is the third largest city in Xinjiang after Ürümqi and Korla. It was established by Erdeni Batur Khong Tayiji, of the Dzungar Khanate.

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