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Ningxia

American  
[ning-shyah] / ˈnɪŋˈʃjɑ /
Wade-Giles, Ninghsia;

noun

Pinyin.
  1. a former province in NW China, now part of Inner Mongolia.


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Most of China's Uygur Muslims live in the north-west of the country, in areas such as Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu and Ningxia.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2024

The policy of “consolidating mosques” was also referenced in a March 2018 document issued by the government of Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia.

From Seattle Times Nov. 21, 2023

The blast in Yinchuan, capital of Ningxia region, was caused by a leaking liquefied petroleum gas tank at the restaurant, Xinhua reported on Thursday.

From Reuters Jun. 22, 2023

The explosion hit the two-story restaurant in Yinchuan, the capital of the Ningxia region, at 8:40 p.m. on Wednesday, when it was busy with customers eating lamb kebabs and other dishes cooked on gas burners.

From New York Times Jun. 22, 2023

Wednesday on a busy street in the capital of the traditionally Muslim Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region as people were gathering on the eve of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday.

From Washington Times Jun. 21, 2023

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