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Turfan (Turfan)
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Turfan (تۇرپان Turpan, kinesisk: 吐魯番, pinyin: Tǔlǔfān) er en oase i Xinjiang i Folkerepublikken Kina. Den hadde en befolkning på 254 900 ved utgangen av 2003.
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Turfan er en by på fylkesnivå i prefekturet Turfan. Den ligger ca. 150 km sørøst for Ürümqi, Xinjiangs hovedstad, i Turfansenkningen, bare 33 meter over havet.