Turpan
prefecture-level city in Xinjiang, China
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Summary
Turpan is a prefecture-level city[1]. Turpan draws 2,351 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture level city category, ranking #34 of 278).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Xinjiang[3]
- Country: People's Republic of China[4]
- Instance of: big city[5]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Gaochang District[6], Piqan County[7], Toksun County[8]
- Legislative body: Q106713296[9]
- Postal code: 838000[10]
- Commons category: Turpan[11]
- Licence plate code: 新K[12]
- Located in time zone: UTC+08:00[13]
- Local dialing code: 995[14]
- Official website: http://www.tlf.gov.cn/[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Turpan[16]
- Commons gallery: 吐鲁番 - تۇرپان[17]
- Population: 622,903[18], 693,988[19]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[22]
- Official name: 吐鲁番市[23], تۇرپان شەھىرى[24]
- Category for people born here: Q64553924[25]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Turpan[26]
- Elevation above sea level: 30 m[27]
- Area: 69759.31 km²[28]
- Köppen climate classification: desert climate[29]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q27966164[30], Q27966166[31]
Why It Matters
Turpan has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Turpan is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]