Khorgos

Also known as Korgas

Khorgos (from ; ), officially known as Korgas (Kazakh: ; ), 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.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Khorgos
Settlement.other_name: Horgos, Korgas, Khorgas, Qorghas
Settlement.settlement_type: County-level city
Settlement.pushpin_map: China Xinjiang Northern#Xinjiang#China
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Xinjiang
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: China
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Xinjiang
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Autonomous prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Ili
Settlement.seat_type: Municipal seat
Settlement.seat: Qarasu Subdistrict
Settlement.unit_pref: metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1,675
Settlement.population_as_of: 2020

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Wikidata facts

Official name: قالاسى قورعاس
Population: 71466
Area: 1908.49
Official website: www.xjhegs.gov.cn
Image: Chinese-Kazakh Khorgas border.jpg
Dialing code: 999
Licence plate code: 新F

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Khorgos area is 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.