Which parts of Xinjiang are southern Xinjiang and which parts are northern Xinjiang?

Southern Xinjiang refers to the area south of Tianshan Mountain and north of Kunlun Mountain, namely Kashgar, Tumushuke, Aksu, Aral, Hotan, Korla, tiemenguan and Kunyu Mountain.

Northern Xinjiang refers to the area north of Tianshan Mountain, namely Urumqi, Karamay, Altay, Tacheng, Changji, Shihezi, Beitun, Cocodara, Yili and Bortala.

1, Urumqi, commonly known as Urumqi, formerly known as Dihua, is the capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the political, economic, cultural, scientific, technological, educational and transportation center of Xinjiang.

Urumqi is located in the northwest of China, in the middle of Xinjiang, at the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain, in the hinterland of Eurasia, adjacent to Central Asian countries, and has the title of "Asia Capital". Urumqi has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records. It is the largest city (2,500 kilometers) which is the most inland and farthest from the sea and coastline.

2. Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, referred to as Ili and Ili region for short, is located in the Ili Valley at the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain in the west of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Founded in 1954, it is the only autonomous prefecture in China that governs both prefecture-level and county-level administrative regions. It is also the only sub-provincial autonomous prefecture in China.

3. Aksu City is located at the northwest edge of Taklimakan Desert and the upper reaches of Tarim River. Named after water, it means "White Water City" in Uighur. In ancient times, it was the territory of Gu Mo and Wensu in 36 western regions in China, Qin and Han Dynasties, and it was an important post station on the ancient Silk Road.

It is also the birthplace of Qiuci culture and multi-wave culture. Known as "the south of the Yangtze River beyond the Great Wall", Aksu is the political, economic and cultural center and the headquarters of the First Agricultural Division of the Corps.

4. Hotan area, which belongs to Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is located in the southern corner of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, with the center at 79.92 east longitude and 37 north latitude.12;

South to the junction of Kunlun Mountain and Xizang Autonomous Region, north to Taklimakan Desert, east to Aksu, west to Bayinguoleng Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, west to Kashgar, southwest to Karakorum Mountain and southwest to Kashmir.

5. Karamay, referred to as "Keke" for short, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, an important national petroleum and petrochemical base and a new industrialized city under key construction in Xinjiang.

Karamay is located in the west of Junggar Basin, the central area of Eurasia-the central area of Pan-Central Asia. It is the gathering area of the world petroleum and petrochemical industry, with nearly 80% of the world's oil and gas resources reserves.