"+8" . . . . . . "Aral, Ala'er or Alar (simplified Chinese: \u963F\u62C9\u5C14; traditional Chinese: \u963F\u62C9\u723E; pinyin: \u0100l\u0101'\u011Br; Uyghur: \u0626\u0627\u0631\u0627\u0644\u200E, ULY: Aral is a sub-prefecture-level city in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in the People's Republic of China. Aral in Uighur means \"island.\" Official spelling is 'Aral' but it is often written as 'Alar'.This is the city of Tarim University, which was created to assist in the development of the area, that extends into the Taklamakan Desert. This has been achieved by irrigation."@en . . . "5.25874e+09"^^ . "166205"^^ . .