Khorgos
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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. 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.
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. 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.
History
In 1851, the Russian Empire signed an agreement with Qing China to have Khorgos and Tacheng opened as port of entries along the Qing-Russian border. In 1977, the 61st Regiment Farm fire in Khorgos killed 694 and injured 161. It is one of the worst human-made disasters in China by death toll.
Economy
on the China–Kazakhstan border]] As of at least 2024, Khorgos is the second-largest dry port in the world. In 2017, Boshihao Electronics, a robot manufacturing company, moved production from Shenzhen to Khorgos.
Climate
Administrative divisions
Khorgos is divided into 4 subdistricts, 1 ethnic township, and 2 township-equivalent regions. Others: 61st Regiment Farm (六十一团) 62nd Regiment Farm (六十二团)
See also
Transport in China Transport in Kazakhstan Railway stations in Kazakhstan Nurkent
References
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