Alashankou

Alashankou is a border city in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It is a port of entry by both railroad and highway from Kazakhstan as part of the Eurasian Land Bridge.

Alashankou
阿拉山口市 (Chinese)
ئالاتاۋ ئېغىزى (Uyghur)
ᠠᠯᠠᠭ ᠠᠭᠤᠯᠠ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ (Mongolian)
Tianshan Street, Alashankou
Alashankou
Location in Xinjiang
Alashankou
Alashankou (Xinjiang)
Alashankou
Alashankou (China)
Coordinates: 45°10′24″N 82°33′17″E
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Autonomous prefectureBortala
Municipal seatAlataw Subdistrict
Area
  Total1,204 km2 (465 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total11,097
  Density9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Websitewww.alsk.gov.cn
Alashankou
Chinese name
Chinese阿拉山口
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicАлаг уул хот
Mongolian scriptᠠᠯᠠᠭ ᠠᠭᠤᠯᠠ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ
Uyghur name
Uyghurئالاتاۋ ئېغىزى شەھىرى or
ئالاتاۋ ئېغىزى
Literal meaningAlatau Pass
Kazakh name
Kazakhالاتاۋ ساعاسى قالاسى or
الاتاۋ قالاسى
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