Khorgos
Khorgos (from Russian: Хоргос), officially known as Korgas (from Uyghur: قورغاس), is a county-level city in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. It straddles the country's border with Kazakhstan; on the Kazakh side of the border is a city also named Horgos in Russian and Korgas in Kazakh.
Khorgos or Qorghas
Korgas, Khorgas, Horgos , Qorghas | |
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China–Kazakhstan border crossing at Khorgos | |
Khorgos or Qorghas Location in Xinjiang Khorgos or Qorghas Khorgos or Qorghas (Xinjiang) Khorgos or Qorghas Khorgos or Qorghas (China) | |
| Coordinates: 44°12′45″N 80°24′35″E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Autonomous prefecture | Ili |
| Municipal seat | Qarasu Subdistrict |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,675 km2 (647 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 71,466 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
| Website | www |
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 霍尔果斯市 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 霍爾果斯市 | ||||||
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| Uyghur name | |||||||
| Uyghur | قورغاس شەھىرى | ||||||
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| Russian name | |||||||
| Russian | Хоргос | ||||||
| Romanization | Khorgos | ||||||
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| Kazakh | قالاسى قورعاس Қорғас қаласы Qorğas qalası | ||||||
As of 2019, the Khorgos area was a hub of the New Eurasian Land Bridge, 200 km from the Alataw Pass, the historically important Dzungarian Gate, with a cross-border visa-free special economic zone for trade and shopping (ICBC), a dry port for transporting goods and two new cities, one on either side of the border.
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