Aral

Proper noun

Aral

1. A sub-prefectural city of the Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
   • On a local level, the Poplar Research Institute in Korla and the Tarim University in Aral City have to be added to the list of scientific institutes.2011, Stefan Zerbe, Niels Thevs, “Restoring Central Asian Floodplain Ecosystems as Natural Capital and Cultural Heritage in a Continental Desert Environment”, in Sun-Kee Hong, Jianguo Wu, Jae-Eun...
   • The Uyghur Online website (Uyghurbiz.net) said the students were taken away from Tarim University by police from nearby Aral (in Chinese, Ala'er) city in early May, adding that one of them, identified as Ibrahim, was detained after being accused of "having overseas contacts."2013 June 13, Qiao Long, Hai Nan, Luisetta Mudie, “Chinese Controls on Uyghur Students Ahead of Ramadan”, in Luisetta Mudie, transl., Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 09 Jun 2016
2. A town in Qiemo, Bayingolin prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China, formerly a township.
3. A township in Yutian, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
4. Numerous villages in Kyrgyzstan.
5. A surname from Turkish.