Iron Gate Pass
The Iron Gate Pass connects the Yanqi Basin and the Tarim Basin in central Xinjiang, China. The pass follows the gorge of the Kaidu River. The main settlements linked by the pass are the town of Yanqi in the Yanqi Hui Autonomous County to the north and the city of Korla in the Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in the south.
- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,150 metres (3,760 feet)
- Description: mountain pass
- Also known as“T’ieh-men-kuan”“Tiehmenkwan”“Tiemen Guan”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tashidian.
Iron Gate Pass
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Latitude
41.85839° or 41° 51′ 30″ north
Longitude
86.21414° or 86° 12′ 51″ east
Open location code
8MH8V657+9M
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Iron Gate Pass” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Желязна врата”
- Cebuano: “Tiemen Guan”
- Chinese: “铁门关”
- Dutch: “Iron Gate Pass”
- German: “Tiemen Guan”
- Indonesian: “Lintasan Gerbang Besi”
- Italian: “Passo della porta di ferro”
- Japanese: “鉄門関 (コルラ市)”
- Japanese: “鉄門関”
- Korean: “철문관”
- Russian: “Железные ворота”
- Spanish: “Paso de la Puerta de Hierro”
- Spanish: “Tiemen Guan”
- Swedish: “Tiemen Guan”
- Turkish: “Tiemen Geçidi”
- Ukrainian: “Залізна брама”
- Ukrainian: “Залізні Ворота”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Taxdian and Sayi Bagecun.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tiemen Guan and Tiemenguan Shuiku.
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