Directory of Xinjiang Resources

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The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, formerly called Chinese or Eastern Turkestan, lies in the northwest of China, in Central Asia. The area was inhabited by Turkic speaking peoples from the 6th century onwards, and from the 10th century onwards, Islam became the dominant religion. During its history, control of this region shifted between the local population and the Chinese empire. From the late 19th century onwards until 1949, Chinese control of the area was contested by the Russian (later Soviet), and British powers, while the local, mostly Turkic and muslim population struggled for independence.

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• Business and Economy
• Society and Culture
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Resources in This Category

• China's Muslims - Strangers In Their Own Land

  http://www.gluckman.com/UighurTerror.html
  Reporter Ron Gluckman comments on the situation of the Uygur in China.

• The Soviets in Xinjiang (1911-1949)

  http://www.oxuscom.com/sovinxj.htm
  Article by Mark Dickens.

• The Uighurs

  http://the_uighurs.tripod.com/
  History, politics, and literature of the Uighurs.

• Uyghur American Association

  http://www.uyghuramerican.org/
  Serving the Uygur community in the US and representing the Uygur in Eastern Turkestan.

Other Languages

• Uyghurche
• German
• Japanese
• Chinese Simplified
• Turkish

 

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