Besterek

Besterek is a town in Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang and has about 3,200 residents and an elevation of 1,234 metres. Besterek is situated nearby to the village 奥夏尔拜村 وشارباي, as well as near 加勒格孜喀拉尕依村 جالعىزقاراعاي.

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Type: Town with 3,200 residents
Also known as: “Besterek Township”, “Besterek Xiang”, “Biesitiereke”, and “Biesitiereke Xiang”
Categories: township of China and locality
Location: Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang, Northwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

47.30217° or 47° 18′ 8″ north

Longitude

85.8805° or 85° 52′ 50″ east

Population

3,200

Elevation

1,234 metres (4,049 feet)

Open location code

8MV78V2J+V6

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place=town

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From Cebuano to Wu Chinese—“Besterek” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Besterek (kapital sa baranggay sa Republikang Popular sa Tsina, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, lat 47,30, long 85,88)”
Cebuano: “Besterek”
Chinese: “biésītiěrèkè xiāng”
Chinese: “别斯铁热克”
Chinese: “别斯铁热克乡”
Gan Chinese: “别斯铁热克乡”
Kazakh: “بەستەرەك اۋىلى”
Russian: “Бестерек”
Swedish: “Besterek”
Uighur: “Bestérek”
Uighur: “Bəsterək”
Uighur: “Бәстерәк”
Uighur: “بەستېرەك”
Uighur: “بەشتېرەك يېزىسى”
Ukrainian: “Бестерек”
Wu Chinese: “别斯铁热克乡”

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