Kalpin

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proper noun

A county of Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Kelpin · alternative Keping · alternative K'o-p'ing

  1. A county of Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

    Strain TRM 45387T was isolated from a saline-alkali soil collected from Kalpin county, Xinjiang Province, north-west China (40° 22′ N 79° 08′ E).

    2015, Ling-Ling Lv, Yue-Feng Zhang, Li-Li Zhang, “Glycomyces tarimensis sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from a saline-alkali habitat”, in International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, volume 65, number 5, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC
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    Chinese authorities in the restive far western region of Xinjiang have demolished a mosque for refusing to put up signs in support of this August's Beijing Olympics, an exiled group said on Monday. The mosque was in Kalpin county near Aksu city in Xinjiang's rugged southwest, the World Uyghur Congress said.

    2008 June 23, Ben Blanchard, “China demolishes mosque for not supporting Olympics: group”, in Nick Macfie, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2016, World

    A quake hit the juncture of Kalpin and Akqi counties, in [the] Tianshan Mountains, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, late Friday, Feb 20, 2009, affecting more than 14,800 people.

    2009 February 25, “Quakeproof houses in NW China prove stable”, in Sina Corp, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2009

    Another company with ties to U.S. businesses is Xinjiang Nuodun Garment, which has made several shipments of men’s and women’s trousers to four companies in the U.S. The supplier was founded in July 2017, a few months after the re-education policy kicked off, and is based in Kalpin county, Aksu prefecture.

    2019 November 16, Juozapas Bagdonas, “Tracking Down the Fruits of Xinjiang’s Forced Labor Industry”, in The Diplomat, archived from the original on 16 Nov 2019

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Origin

  1. Uyghurكەلپىن
  2. EnglishKalpin

From Uyghur كەلپىن (kelpin).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 柯坪
  • 柯坪 (Kēpíng)county

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APA

Kalpin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kalpin

MLA

“Kalpin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kalpin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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