LOCATION@1 borders LOCATION@2 and LOCATION@3 to the east , LOCATION@4 to the north , LOCATION@5 to the south , and LOCATION@6 to the west .

It is bordered on the north by LOCATION@7 , to the west by the `` Inner LOCATION@8 Autonomous Region '' -LRB- _____ -RRB- , and to the southwest by LOCATION@9 .
