Sinkiang, Uygur Autonomous Region Of

Uygur also spelled �Uighur, �Chinese (Wade-Giles) �Hsin-chiang Wei-wu-erh Tzu-chih-ch'�, �(Pinyin) �Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, � autonomous region occupying the northwestern corner of China. It is bordered by Mongolia to the northeast, Russia to the north, Kazakstan to the northwest, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the west, Afghanistan and the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir to the southwest, the Tibet Autonomous Region to the southeast, and the Chinese provinces of Tsinghai and Kansu