Xinjiang, China · Asia
Karamay sits on the route: 25 minutes from Zhongxinglu.
Karamay is a city located in Xinjiang, China. With a population of 261,445, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Karamay sits in China, where you drive on the right. It's in the Asia/Urumqi time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Karamay to your route.
Karamay (also spelled Karamai) is a prefecture-level city in the north of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It is surrounded on all sides by Tacheng Prefecture. The name of the city comes from the Uyghur language and means "black oil", referring to the oil fields near the city.Read more
Karamay was the site of one of the worst disasters in modern Chinese history, the 1994 Karamay fire, when 324 people, including 288 school children, lost their lives in a cinema fire on 8 December 1994.
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Karamay is located in Xinjiang, China, Asia. The coordinates are 45.5847 latitude, 84.8872 longitude.
Karamay has a population of approximately 261,445 people, making it a city in China.
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