A big city with a population of 3 million and I bet youāve never heard of it. It isnāt even in Wikipediaās list of 100 urban areas. That is, if you havenāt read pieces about Chinese efforts to ācontrolā Muslims.
And here are some scenes of itā
More pictures and an interesting story @ Urumqi: Worldās Remotest Large City (The Evolving Urban Form) | Newgeography.com