WebÜrümqi (/ ʊ ˈ r ʊ m tʃ i / uu-RUUM-chee; also spelled Ürümchi or without umlauts), formerly known as Dihua (also spelled Tihwa), is the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the far northwest of the People's Republic of China. Ürümqi developed its reputation as a leading cultural and commercial center during the Qing dynasty in the …

WebHistoria. Inicialmente recibió el nombre de aeropuerto Shosséynaya, por su proximidad a la estación de tren con el mismo nombre.La construcción comenzó en enero de 1931, y quedó completado el 24 de junio de 1932, con la llegada del primer avión a las 17:31 ese mismo día, tras un vuelo de dos horas y media desde Moscú transportando pasajeros y correo.

WebThe Tarim mummies are a series of mummies discovered in the Tarim Basin in present-day Xinjiang, China, which date from 1800 BC to the first centuries BC, with a new group of individuals recently dated to between c. 2100 and 1700 BC. The mummies, particularly the early ones, are frequently associated with the presence of the Indo-European Tocharian …

WebThe July 2009 Ürümqi riots were a series of violent riots over several days that broke out on 5 July 2009 in Ürümqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), in northwestern China. The first day's rioting, which involved at least 1,000 Uyghurs, began as a protest but escalated into violent attacks that mainly targeted Han Chinese.

WebGaochang (Chinese: 高 昌; pinyin: Gāo chāng; Old Uyghur: Qocho), also called Karakhoja, Qara-hoja, Kara-Khoja or Karahoja (قاراغوجا in Uyghur), was a ruined, ancient oasis city on the northern rim of the inhospitable Taklamakan Desert in present-day Xinjiang, China.The site is also known in published reports as Chotscho, Khocho, Qocho or Qočo.

WebLa clasificación climática de Köppen-Geiger fue creada en 1900 por el geógrafo ruso de origen alemán, especializado en climatología, Wladimir Peter Köppen, [2] quien posteriormente la modificó en 1918 [3] y la suscribió conjuntamente con Rudolf Geiger en 1936. [4] Consiste en una clasificación climática natural mundial que identifica cinco tipos …

WebEtimología. La palabra Astaná en idioma kazajo significa literalmente «ciudad capital». [8] Antiguamente tenía el nombre Tselinogrado y después de Akmola (tumba blanca) hasta 1998, año en el que pasó a ser la nueva capital de Kazajistán y recibió el nombre de Astaná.. En junio de 2008, se presentó una propuesta parlamentaria para cambiar el …

WebEthnic Russians (Russian: Pусские в Китае; simplified Chinese: 俄罗斯族; traditional Chinese: 俄羅斯族; pinyin: Éluósīzú) or Russian Chinese, are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized in China. Enhe Russian Ethnic Township is the only ethnic township in China designated for China's Russian minority. Russians have been living in China for …

WebBackground. In 1934, Ma Zhongying's troops, supported by the Kuomintang government of the Republic of China were on the verge of defeating the Soviet client Sheng Shicai during the Battle of Ürümqi (1933–34) in the Kumul Rebellion. Ma Zhongying, a Hui (Chinese Muslim), had earlier attended the Whampoa Military Academy in Nanjing in 1929, when it …

WebNicholas Roerich (/ ˈ r ɛr ɪ k /; October 9, 1874 – December 13, 1947), also known as Nikolai Konstantinovich Rerikh (Russian: Никола́й Константи́нович Ре́рих), was a Russian painter, writer, archaeologist, theosophist, philosopher, and public figure.In his youth he was influenced by Russian Symbolism, a movement in Russian society centered on the spiritual.