Qinghai

geographical name

Qing·​hai ˈchiŋ-ˈhī 

1

or Koko Nor

ˌkō-(ˌ)kō-ˈnȯr 

or Ch'ing-hai

ˈchiŋ-ˈhī 

shallow saline lake in Qinghai province, west central China, at an altitude of 10,515 feet (3205 meters)

2

or Tsinghai

ˈchiŋ-ˈhī 

province of central western China; capital Xining area 278,378 square miles (723,783 square kilometers), population 5,626,723