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6.1 million est. 2007 pop.66,000 square km

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is one of the smallest regions in terms of both population and size in China. It is home to the five largest ethnic groups in the country: Han Chinese (China’s majority ethnicity), Mongolians, Manchus, Tibetans (Zang) and Muslim Huis, for whom the region is named. Islam is the dominant religion; Ningxia has an estimated 3,000 mosques and has become a popular

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By |2014-12-16T16:54:21-05:00January 23rd, 2012|Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, Geography, Region|Comments Off on Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū 宁夏回族自治区)|Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū 宁夏回族自治区 (Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region)

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