ئۈرۈمچی 乌鲁木齐 Olympic Torch in Urumqi
Today the Beijing Olympic Torch Relay is passing through Urumqi, the capital of landlocked Xinjiang Province and 1,400 miles from the nearest sea.
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Muslim Uighurs
Around 8 million of Xinjiang Province's inhabitants are Muslim Uighurs, with a distinctive dress, lifestyle and cuisine.
Urumqi, a city of over 2 million inhabitants, sits on the ancient Silk Road and the area of Xinjiang Province borders Mongolia to the north and Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the west.
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Access - Getting There
Urumqi is connected by rail to both Kashgar and Beijing.
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