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Korla

Korla is a city in central Xinjiang, China, on the north-eastern edge of the Tarim Basin at the foot of the Tian Shan, and the seat of the Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture. An ancient oasis on the northern Silk Road, it is where Yaqub Beg, ruler of Yettishar, died in 1877 as Qing armies advanced. It has grown into a centre of the Tarim oil industry.

Korla
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Korla. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/korla
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