Turpan or Turfan or Tulufan, is an oasis city of county-level city located in the Prefecture Turpan, in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region People's Republic of China. Located approximately 8 miles west of the ruins of Jiaohe city. Its population was 254,900 at the end of 2003. Turpan has long been a center of fertile oasis and an important trading center to the southeast.
