Dzungarian Gates

The Dzungarian Gate, also known as the Altai Gap, is a geographically and historically significant mountain pass between and China. It has been described as the "one and only gateway in the mountain-wall which stretches from China to
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  • Type: Pass with an elevation of 455 metres
  • Description: mountain pass
  • Also known as: Alataw Mountain Pass”, “Alataw Shankou”, “Chun-ka-erh Men”, “Dzhungarskiya Vorota”, “Dzhungarskiye Vorota”, “Dzungarian Gate”, “Jungar Gate”, “Porte Djoungare”, and “Zhongghar Qaqpasy

Dzungarian Gates

Latitude
45.38061° or 45° 22′ 50″ north
Longitude
82.41325° or 82° 24′ 48″ east
Elevation
455 metres (1,493 feet)
Open location code
8MQ49CJ7+68
Geo­Names ID
1529527
Wiki­data ID
Q632335
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Wu Chinese—“Dzungarian Gates” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Ջունգարական դարպասներ
  • Basque: Dzungariako Atea
  • Belarusian: Джунгарская брама
  • Bulgarian: Джунгарски врати
  • Catalan: Porta de Jungària
  • Cebuano: Dzungarian Gate
  • Chinese: 阿拉山口
  • Czech: Džungarská brána
  • Dutch: Dzjoengaarse Poort
  • Finnish: Džungarian portti
  • French: col d’Alataw
  • French: Col d’Alataw
  • Galician: Porta de Zungaria
  • Gan Chinese: 阿拉山口
  • Georgian: ჯუნგარის ჭიშკარი
  • German: Dsungarische Pforte
  • Hebrew: שער דזונגריה
  • Indonesian: Gerbang Dzungaria
  • Italian: Porta di Zungaria
  • Japanese: 阿拉山口
  • Kazakh: Жетісу қақпасы
  • Latvian: Džungārijas Vārti
  • Lithuanian: Džungarijos vartai
  • Mongolian: Зүүнгарын хаалга
  • Polish: Brama Dżungarska
  • Portuguese: Passo de Alatau
  • Portuguese: Passo de Alataw
  • Russian: Джунгарские Ворота
  • Slovak: Džungárska brána
  • Spanish: Puerta de Zungaria
  • Swedish: Dzungarian Gate
  • Swedish: Dzungarianpasset
  • Turkish: Çungarya Kapısı
  • Ukrainian: Джунгарська брама
  • Uzbek: Jungʻariya darvozasi
  • Wu Chinese: 阿拉山口

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