Turpan (simplified Chinese: 吐鲁番; traditional Chinese: 吐魯番; pinyin: Tulufán; Uyghur: تۇرپان‎, ULY: Turpan, UYY: Turpan^?), also known as Turfan or Tulufan, is a prefecture-level city located in the east of Xinjiang, People's Republic of China.