KARAMAY

or Karamaiboth: kärämīˈ, city (1994 est. pop. 212,600), N Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, in the Dzungarian basin. Since the discovery (1955) there of one of the largest oil fields in China, it has grown into an oil-producing and refining center.

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books on: Karamay  - 17 results

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1.
China Urban Statistics
Book by China; Longman Group Ltd., 1985
Subjects: Cities And Towns--China--Statistics--Periodicals, Economic Indicators--China--Periodicals, Social Indicators--China--Periodicals
...1007.4 986.1 299.1 260.8 Karamay 197.4 197.4 182.4 182.4 44...12.2 2.8 2.7 10.6 9.5 Karamay 14.5 14.5 2.2 2.2 12.3 12...1113 107 1265 0.88 2000 Karamay 9500 9500 46 133 21 21...
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Xinjiang -- China's Muslim Far Northwest
Book by Michael Dillon; Routledge Curzon, 2004
...1995, rising to 5 billion cubic metres by the year 2000. Oil and gas are processed locally with oil refineries at Dushanzi, Karamay (the headquarters of the Xinjiang Petroleum Administration) and Zepu, supported by British and Italian finance and French...
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New Ghosts, Old Ghosts: Prisons and Labor Reform Camps in China
Book by James D. Seymour, Richard Anderson, Fan Sidong; M. E. Sharpe, 1998
Subjects: Forced Labor--China, Human Rights--China, Prisons--China
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Oasis Identities: Uyghur Nationalism along China's Silk Road
Book by Justin Jon Rudelson; Columbia University Press, 1997
Subjects: Uighur (Turkic People)--History, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China)--Ethnic Relations
...in the northern cities that lie on the east-west belt along the Tianshan Mountains, including Urumchi, Changji, Shihezi, Karamay, and Boertala.26 In order to speed the growth of industry centered around Urumchi and provide food for the predominantly...
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Chinese Fossil Vertebrates
Book by Spencer G. Lucas; Columbia University Press, 2001
Subjects: Vertebrates, Fossil--China
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journal articles on: Karamay  - 1 result

 
 
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Ethnic Intermarriage in Beijing and Xinjiang, China, 1990*
Journal article by Rizvan Mamet, Cardell K. Jacobson, Tim B. Heaton; Journal of Comparative Family Studies, Vol. 36, 2005
Subjects: Beijing, China--Social aspects, Ethnic relations--Case studies, Intermarriage--Case studies, Xinjiang Uygur, China--Social aspects
...District, Changping Town, Shunji Town, Daxing Town, Pinggu Town and Huairou Town. (2) Northern Xinjiang includes Urumchi, Karamay, Chocheck, Altay and Ili Prefectures, Changji Hui, Boertala, Bayinghulun and Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefectures, and Shihezi...


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newspaper articles on: Karamay  - 3 results

 
 
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Expert Guide to Faking It
Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), May 8, 2005
...darkest corners or the brightest light and will not fade or die. Looks like wicker but itOs actually weather-resistant plastic. Karamay chair, pounds 199, The Pier (0845 609 1234, www.pier.co.uk) Egg tray made from terracotta, pounds 12.50, Pedlars (01330 850...
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Uighur Leader in U.S. Appeals for Pressure against Chinese
Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), July 14, 2009
...Urumqi. She said arrests have spread to several other cities in the region, including Kashgar, Aksu, Ghulja, Shayar, Kijcha, Karamay and Atush. She added that authorities are forcing women who lost sons to go into the streets and say the situation is back...
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Blast from the Past; the Second Coming of Deborah Sun
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, September 16, 2007
...especially the youngest, and my Mama." She added, "Bago ka humingi ng tulong sa iba, sa magulang mo muna. Kasi, sila ang talagang karamay mo, lalo ang ina. Kasi, kahit ano gawin mo, wala ka sa mundong ito kung hindi dahil sa magulang mo." Through her ups and downs...


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encyclopedia articles on: Karamay  - 5 results

 
 
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Karamay
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
KARAMAY or Karamai both: karami , city (1994 est. pop. 212,600), N Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, in the Dzungarian basin...
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Karamai
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
KARAMAI see Karamay , China. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Wusu
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...town and oasis, N Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, in the Dzungarian basin. It is an oil-producing center in the great Karamay oil fields. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University...
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ÜrÜmqi
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...via Lanzhou. The main industrial center of Xinjiang, Urumqi has benefited from the discovery of large petroleum deposits at Karamay . It has oil refineries, iron- and steelworks, textile mills, and plants manufacturing motor vehicles, agricultural machinery...
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Xinjiang
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Xinjiang also has rich mineral resources, and their extraction has become more significant economically. The vast oil fields at Karamay (served by both highways and an airline) are among the largest in China, and there are extensive deposits of coal, silver...


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