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Khorgos

Eastern Asia

Khorgos, officially known as Korgas, is a county-level city in the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang, China. It straddles the border with Kazakhstan, and on the Kazakh side of the frontier there is a city also named Horgos in Russian and Korgas in Kazakh. The Khorgos area is a hub of the New Eurasian Land Bridge, 200 kilometres from the Alataw Pass, the historically important Dzungarian Gate. It has a cross-border visa-free special economic zone for trade and shopping, a dry port for transporting goods, and two new cities, one on either side of the border.

Facts
Elevation (m)
798 1
Elevation Band
Highland 1
Climate Zone
Continental 2
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 3
Sources
1. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): SRTM 90 m elevation at 44.2125, 80.4097
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)Elevation result for the city coordinates
Quote, Elevation result for the city coordinates
"elevation": 798.0
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2. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Grid cell 44.25 N 80.25 E containing the city coordinates
Quote, Grid cell 44.25 N 80.25 E containing the city coordinates
44.25 80.25 Dfb
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3. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Asia/Shanghai comment
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Beijing time, used throughout China; represented by Shanghai.
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Khorgos (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: China, Lead
    is a county-level city in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead
    is a county-level city in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
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China (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOn Continent: Asia, Lead of the article on China, the country containing this city
Quote, On Continent: Asia, Lead of the article on China, the country containing this city
is a country in East Asia
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