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... region on China's southwestern frontier . It is bounded by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the northwest , Szechwan on the north , and the Chuang Au- tonomous Region of Kwangsi and Kweichow Province on the east . To the south and ...
... region on China's southwestern frontier . It is bounded by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the northwest , Szechwan on the north , and the Chuang Au- tonomous Region of Kwangsi and Kweichow Province on the east . To the south and ...
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... Region . Most of the region is desert , but the vast plain of the Huang Ho ( Yel- low River ) in the north has been irrigated for agriculture for centuries . The total area of the autonomous region is about 23,000 square miles ( 60,000 ...
... Region . Most of the region is desert , but the vast plain of the Huang Ho ( Yel- low River ) in the north has been irrigated for agriculture for centuries . The total area of the autonomous region is about 23,000 square miles ( 60,000 ...
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The new Encyclopædia Britannica. Islām- ization of the Ningsia region Languages Livestock industry The rail network Conditions of pastoral life. HISTORY The region south of the Huang Ho was incorporated into the Ch'in Empire in the 3rd ...
The new Encyclopædia Britannica. Islām- ization of the Ningsia region Languages Livestock industry The rail network Conditions of pastoral life. HISTORY The region south of the Huang Ho was incorporated into the Ch'in Empire in the 3rd ...
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