Hami

Also known as Kumul, Kumul Vilayiti, Hami prefecture, Hami Shi, Kamil, Komul, Kamul, I-wu

Hami (), or Kumul (), is a prefecture-level city in eastern Xinjiang, China. It is well known for sweet Hami melons. In early 2016, the former Hami county-level city merged with Hami Prefecture to form the Hami prefecture-level city with the county-level city becoming Yizhou District. Since the Han dynasty, Hami has been known for its production of agricultural products and raw resources.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Hami
Settlement.other_name: Kumul, Qumul
Settlement.settlement_type: Prefecture-level city
Settlement.pushpin_map: China Xinjiang#China
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of the city center in Xinjiang
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.coor_pinpoint: Hami municipal government
Settlement.image_skyline: Mosque in Hami - panoramio.jpg
Settlement.image_map: China Xinjiang Hami.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Hami Prefecture (red) in Xinjiang (orange)
Settlement.subdivision_type

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History
Origins and names
History since the Later Han dynasty (10th century CE)
Geography and climate
Administrative divisions
Demographics
Economy
Transport
See also
Footnotes
References
External links

==History== ===Origins and names=== thumb|"Camul" (Kumul) shown in the middle or Asia, halfway between "Samarkand|Samarchand" and "Cataio", on a 1570 map by [[Abraham Ortelius]]