Hami

Hami
哈密市 (Chinese)
قۇمۇل شەھىرى (Uyghur)
Kumul
Hami Prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
Hami Prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
Hami is located in Xinjiang
Hami
Hami
Location of the city center in Xinjiang
Hami is located in China
Hami
Hami
Hami (China)
Coordinates (Hami municipal government): 42°49′09″N 93°30′54″E / 42.8193°N 93.5151°E / 42.8193; 93.5151
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Municipal seatYizhou District
Area
 • Total
137,222 km2 (52,982 sq mi)
Elevation
759 m (2,490 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
673,383
 • Density4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
GDP[1]
 • TotalCN¥ 60.5 billion
US$ 8.8 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 98,148
US$ 14,227
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
839000
ISO 3166 codeCN-XJ-05
Hami
Chinese name
Chinese哈密
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHāmì
Wade–GilesHa1-mi4
other Mandarin
Xiao'erjingخَامِ
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicХамил хот
Mongolian scriptᠬᠠᠮᠢᠯ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ
Transcriptions
SASM/GNCQamil qota
Uyghur name
Uyghurقۇمۇل
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiQumul
Yengi YeziⱪK̡umul
SASM/GNCK̂umul
Siril YëziqiҚумул

Hami (Chinese: 哈密) or Kumul (Uyghur: قۇمۇل) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Xinjiang, China. It is well known for sweet Hami melons. In early 2016, the former Hami county-level city merged with Hami Prefecture to form the Hami prefecture-level city with the county-level city becoming Yizhou District.[2][3][failed verification] Since the Han dynasty, Hami has been known for its production of agricultural products and raw resources.

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  2. ^ E. Bretschneider (1876). Notices of the Mediæval Geography and History of Central and Western Asia. Trübner & Company. pp. 110–.
  3. ^ Journal of the North-China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. The Branch. 1876. pp. 184–.