Irkeshtam

Irkeshtam, known in the Turkic languages as Erkech-Tam, is a mountain pass and border crossing between , China, and , Kyrgyzstan. The closest Chinese settlement is Simhana.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: human settlement and border crossing between China and Kyrgyzstan, easternmost of European route E60 and westernmost of G3013 Kashgar–Erkeshtam Expressway
  • Also known as: “China Kyrgyzstan border crossing #1938”, “Erkech-Tam”, “Erkeshtam”, “Irkeshtam,Erkeshtam”, “Irkestan”, and “Irkishtam”

Irkeshtam

Latitude
39.67866° or 39° 40′ 43″ north
Longitude
73.89882° or 73° 53′ 56″ east
Elevation
2,845 metres (9,334 feet)
Open location code
8JFMMVHX+FG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 275083738
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
1222663
Wiki­data ID
Q1027049
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Irkeshtam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “اركشتام”
  • Azerbaijani: “Erkeç-Tam”
  • Catalan: “Erketx-Tam”
  • Catalan: “Erketxtam”
  • Catalan: “pas d’Erketx-Tam”
  • Catalan: “Pas d’Erketx-Tam”
  • Catalan: “pas d’Erketxtam”
  • Chinese: “伊尔克什坦”
  • Chinese: “伊尔克什坦口岸”
  • Chinese: “伊尔克什坦山口”
  • Chinese: “伊爾克什坦”
  • Chinese: “伊爾克什坦口岸”
  • Chinese: “伊爾庫斯坦”
  • Czech: “Irkeštamský průsmyk”
  • Dutch: “Erkeshtam”
  • Dutch: “Irkeshtam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اركشتام”
  • French: “Erkeshtam”
  • French: “Irkechtam”
  • German: “Irkeschtam”
  • German: “Irkeshtam”
  • Hebrew: “אירקיסטאם”
  • Indonesian: “Erkesh-tam”
  • Indonesian: “Erkeshtam”
  • Indonesian: “Irkeshtam”
  • Italian: “Irkeshtam”
  • Italian: “Irkeštam”
  • Italian: “Passo di Irkeštam”
  • Japanese: “イルケシタム”
  • Japanese: “イルケシュタム”
  • Japanese: “イルケシュタム峠”
  • Kazakh: “Еркештам”
  • Kirghiz: “Иркештам”
  • Lithuanian: “Irkeštamas”
  • Macedo-Romanian: “Irkeshtam”
  • Persian: “ارکشتام”
  • Russian: “Иркештам”
  • Russian: “Эркеч-Там”
  • Slovak: “Irkeštam”
  • Slovenian: “Irkeštam”
  • Spanish: “Erkeshtam”
  • Swedish: “Irkeshtam”
  • Swedish: “Irkesjtam”
  • Tajik: “Эркеч-Там”
  • Turkish: “İrkeştam Geçiti”
  • Turkish: “İrkeştam”
  • Ukrainian: “Іркештам”
  • Urdu: “عرکیشتام”
  • Uzbek: “Ergashtom”

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