Ejin Banner

Ejin Banner 额济纳旗 • ᠡᠵᠡᠨ᠎ᠡᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ
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Jiuquan Space Launch Center, Ejin Banner
Country	China
Province	Inner Mongolia
League	Alxa
Seat	Dalainhob
Area
• Total	114,606 km2 (44,250 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	32,000
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s)	0483

Ejin or Ejina (Mongolian: ᠡᠵᠡᠨ᠎ᠡ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ Эжэн-э қосиу Ejen-e qosiɣu; simplified Chinese: 额济纳; traditional Chinese: 額濟納; pinyin: Éjǐnà) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China. It is under the administration of Alxa League. Its seat is located at Dalaihob Town (达拉呼布镇).

The area has historically been the hunting grounds of the Huns beginning at around the time of the Han Dynasty (206 BC–220 AD). The area was incorporated into the Mongol empire under Genghis Khan in 1226. During the Yuan Dynasty the area was home to nomadic Mongol populations. It was later incorporated into the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912). Under the Republic of China, the area was under the jurisdiction of Ningxia province. The area fell under the control of the Communist Party in September 1949. Subsequently it was placed successively under government commissions in Jiuquan, Zhangye, and Ningxia province.