Alashankou

For the mountain pass known as Alashankou in Chinese, see Dzungarian Gate.
Alashankou
阿拉山口市 (Chinese)
ئالاتاۋ ئېغىزى (Uyghur)
ᠠᠯᠠᠭ ᠠᠭᠤᠯᠠ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ (Mongolian)
County-level city
Freight train arriving at Alashankou railway station
Alashankou
Location in Xinjiang
Alashankou
Alashankou (Xinjiang)
Alashankou
Alashankou (China)
Coordinates: 45°10′24″N 82°33′17″E / 45.1733°N 82.5546°E / 45.1733; 82.5546
CountryChina
Autonomous regionXinjiang
Autonomous prefectureBortala
Municipal seatAlataw Subdistrict
Area
 • Total
1,204 km2 (465 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
11,097
 • Density9.217/km2 (23.87/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Websitewww.alsk.gov.cn
Alashankou
Chinese name
Chinese阿拉山口市
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĀlāshānkǒu shì
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese阿拉套阿格兹
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĀlātào'āgézī
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicАлаг уул хот
Mongolian scriptᠠᠯᠠᠭ ᠠᠭᠤᠯᠠ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ
Uyghur name
Uyghurئالاتاۋ ئېغىزى شەھىرى or
ئالاتاۋ ئېغىزى‎
Literal meaningAlatau Pass
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiAlataw ëghizi shehiri / Alataw shehiri
Yengi YeziⱪAlataw eƣizi xəⱨiri / Alataw xəⱨiri
SASM/GNCAlataw egizi xäĥiri / Alataw xäĥiri
Siril YëziqiАлатавеғизи шәһири / Алатав шәһири
Kazakh name
Kazakhالاتاۋ ساعاسى قالاسى or
الاتاۋ قالاسى

Alashankou (Chinese: 阿拉山口) 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.


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