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Karamay or Karamai (克拉瑪依) is a city in the north of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, in northwestern China. Population (1994): 212,600.
Geography
Karamay is located in the Dzungarian basin.
Economy
In 1955, one of the largest oil fields in China was discovered there. Since then, the city has grown into an oil-producing and refining center.
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