Kulja
E678019
Kulja is the historical name for the city now known as Yining, a key urban center in China’s Xinjiang region along the Ili River.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical city name
ⓘ
toponym ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Yining NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateType | continental climate ⓘ |
| coordinateApproximate | 43.9°N 81.3°E ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| economicRole |
agricultural center of Ili valley
ⓘ
commercial hub in Xinjiang ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | multiethnic region including Uyghur, Kazakh, Han and others ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | valley city ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administrative center of Ili region
ⓘ
regional trade center ⓘ |
| historicalNameOf | Yining NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
Qing dynasty era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Dzungaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important node on routes linking China and Russian Central Asia ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Russian
ⓘ
various Western European languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
ⓘ
Ili River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Xinjiang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | China Standard Time ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Ili River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernName | Yining NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Kazakhstan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ili River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Silk Road region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayAdministrativeCenterOf |
Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yining City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northwestern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | border city ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Treaty of Kulja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Sino-Russian trade
ⓘ
frontier diplomacy between Qing China and Russia ⓘ |
| transportCorridor | route between Xinjiang and Central Asia ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Russian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western travelers in the 18th and 19th centuries ⓘ |
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