- a lake in western central China, in northeastern Qinghai province. 2,300 sq. mi. (5,950 sq. km).
- a province in western central China. 269,187 sq. mi. (697,194 sq. km). Capital: Xining.
- a province of NW China: consists largely of mountains and high plateaus. Capital: Xining. Pop: 5 340 000 (2003 est). Area: 721 000 sq km (278 400 sq miles)
- the Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese name for Koko Nor
