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Alashankou

Eastern Asia

Alashankou is a border city in the Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture of the 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. Its Chinese name is written 阿拉山口. It lies within the Bortala prefecture on the frontier with Kazakhstan, and the rail and road crossing is the main reason it appears on maps of the Eurasian Land Bridge.

Facts
Population
8525 1
Elevation (m)
348 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 4
Sources
1. GeoNames: GeoNames search results for Alashankou
GeoNamesPopulated place record
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population 8,525
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): SRTM 90 m elevation at 45.1733, 82.5546
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)Elevation result for the city coordinates
Quote, Elevation result for the city coordinates
"elevation": 348.0
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3. 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 45.25 N 82.75 E containing the city coordinates
Quote, Grid cell 45.25 N 82.75 E containing the city coordinates
45.25 82.75 BWk
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4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Asia/Shanghai comment
Quote, Zone Asia/Shanghai comment
Beijing time, used throughout China; represented by Shanghai.
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Alashankou (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: China, Lead
    is a border city in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead
    is a border city in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, 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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