Aral, Xinjiang
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Aral 阿拉尔市 • ئارال شەھىرى |
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| Sub-prefecture-level city | |
 Aral (red) in Xinjiang province (orange) and China |
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| Coordinates: 40°30′56″N 81°15′49″E / 40.51556°N 81.26361°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,258.739 km2 (2,030.410 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 166,205 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (82/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Aral, Ala'er or Alar (simplified Chinese: 阿拉尔; traditional Chinese: 阿拉爾; pinyin: Ālā'ěr; Uyghur: ئارال, Арал, ULY: Aral) is a sub-prefecture-level city surrounded by Aksu Prefecture in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in China. Aral in Uighur means "island." Official spelling is 'Aral' but it is often written as 'Alar'.
The city was created by the Xinjiang production and Construction Corp as a means of emigration of Han Chinese to the region. Aral was opened as its own city in 2002 and thus saw a steady increase of population, reaching 166,205 in 2010.
This city is also the location of Tarim University.
The city is officially 5,258.739 square kilometers. It is bordered by mountainous regions to the north and northwest and the Taklamakhan desert to the east and south.
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