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Albuquerque (/ˈælbəkɜːrki/ (listen) AL-bə-kur-kee; Spanish: [alβuˈkeɾke]),[a] abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in 1706 as La Villa de Alburquerque by Nuevo México governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés. Named in honor of the Viceroy of New Spain, the 10th Duke of Alburquerque, the city was an outpost on El Camino Real linking Mexico City to the northernmost territories of New Spain.

Located in the Albuquerque Basin, the city is flanked by the Sandia Mountains to the east and the West Mesa to the west, with the Rio Grande and bosque flowing from north-to-south. According to the 2020 census, Albuquerque had 564,559 residents, making it the 32nd-most populous city in the United States and the fourth largest in the Southwest. It is the principal city of the Albuquerque metropolitan area, which had 916,528 residents as of July 2020, and forms part of the Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas combined statistical area, which numbers 1,162,523 as of January 2020.

Albuquerque is a hub for technology and media companies, historic landmarks, and the fine arts. The city is known for hosting the University of New Mexico, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the Gathering of Nations, the New Mexico State Fair, as well as for its diverse restaurant scene, which features both New Mexican cuisine and cuisines from around the world.

Shanshan County, which belongs to Turpan City, Xinjiang, is located on the east side of Turpan Basin at the southern foot of Tianshan Mountain, adjacent to Muli County and Qitai County in the north, Qijiaojing Township in Hami City in the east, Subashi Village in Tuyugou City in the west and Shengjin Township in Turpan City in the west. in the south, it is bounded by Ruoqiang County and Yuli County through Nanhu Gobi to Jueluotag County. The total area of the territory is 39800 square kilometers, accounting for about 2.5% of the total area of Xinjiang. It has jurisdiction over 5 towns and 5 townships with a total population of 231297 (2010). Shanshan Oilfield is the first large-scale Zhuluo oilfield in China. Lanxin Railway, Lanxin High-speed Railway, Lianhuo Expressway, Asia-Europe Optical Cable and West-East Gas Pipeline run through the whole territory. There are three railway stations: Shanshan Railway Station, High-speed Railway Shanshan North Station and High-speed Railway Tuha Station, 104 kilometers away from Turpan Airport.
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