Alxa League

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Alxa League is an administrative prefecture-level division in western Inner Mongolia, China, known for its vast desert landscapes and sparse population.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Alxa League canonical 3
Alxa League government 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf league of Inner Mongolia
prefecture-level division
administrativeLevel prefecture-level
administrativeStatus league-level prefecture
borders Gansu Province
Mongolia
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
borderTypeWithMongolia international border
capital Bayanhot
chineseName 阿拉善盟
climate arid
contains Badain Jaran Desert
part of the Gobi Desert
country China
ethnicRegionOf Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
governingBody Alxa League government
linked to: Alxa League
hasCountyLevelDivision Alxa Left Banner
Alxa Right Banner
Ejina Banner
hasDesert Badain Jaran Desert
Tengger Desert (part)
linked to: Tengger Desert
hasFeature oases
sand dunes
hasOfficialLanguage Standard Chinese
hasRegionalLanguage Mongolian
linked to: Mongolic languages
knownFor sparse population
vast desert landscapes
locatedIn Inner Mongolia
northern China
western Inner Mongolia
locatedOn northwestern edge of the Ordos Plateau
partOf People's Republic of China
linked to: China
pinyinName Ālāshàn Méng
linked to: Alxa Plateau
populationCharacteristic one of the least densely populated prefecture-level divisions in China
primaryEconomicActivities animal husbandry
mining
tourism
regionType sparsely populated desert region
seat Bayanhot
subdivisionOf Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
terrain desert
plateau margins
timeZone China Standard Time
utcOffset +8
vehicleRegistrationCode 蒙M

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alxa Plateau locatedIn Alxa League
Alxa League governingBody Alxa League government
linked to: Alxa League
Bayannur borderedBy Alxa League