Korla
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Korla 库尔勒市 • كورلا شەھىرى • ᠬᠣᠷᠣᠯ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ |
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.png) Location of Korla City (pink) in Bayin'gholin Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang |
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 Korla
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| Coordinates: 41°39′N 86°08′E / 41.650°N 86.133°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Xinjiang |
| Autonomous prefecture | Bayingolin |
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| • Total | 7,219.48 km2 (2,787.46 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2007) | 430,000 |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 841000 |
| Area code(s) | 0996 |
Korla, Kurla, or Kuerle (Mongolian: ᠬᠣᠷᠣᠯ; simplified Chinese: 库尔勒; traditional Chinese: 庫爾勒; pinyin: Kù'ěrlè; Uyghur: كورل, Корла, lit. Krorain) is a mid-sized city in central Xinjiang, and is, administratively, a county-level city and the seat of the Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, which is larger than Great Britain and is the largest Chinese prefecture. Korla is known for its "fragrant" pears.
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