Alashankou

Alashankou is a border city in , , China. It is a port of entry by both railroad and highway from as part of the Eurasian Land Bridge.
  • City with about 11,100 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 310 metres (1,010 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code BPL
  • Description: county-level city in Xinjiang, China
  • Also known as
    “Alataw Pass”
    “阿拉山口市 ئالاتاۋ ئېغىزى ᠠᠯᠠᠭ ᠠᠭᠤᠯᠠ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ”

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Railway station
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Latitude
45.17073° or 45° 10′ 15″ north
Longitude
82.56694° or 82° 34′ 1″ east
Open location code
8MQ45HC8+7Q
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Open­Street­Map feature
place = city
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Alashankou” goes by many names.
AlashankouCebuano
阿拉山口Chinese
阿拉山口市Chinese
AlashankouDutch
阿拉山口市Gan Chinese
ალაშანქოუGeorgian
AlashankouItalian
阿拉山口市Japanese
AlashankouKikuyu
Ала-Тоо-ОозуKirghiz
아라산커우시Korean
Alatavighizi-chhīMin Nan Chinese
ᠠᠯᠠᠭ ᠠᠭᠤᠯᠠ ᠬᠣᠲᠠMongolian
گردنه آلاتاوPersian
АлашанькоуRussian
AlashankouSwedish
AlashankouTurkish
Alatav IghiziUighur
ئالاتاۋ ئېغىزىUighur
АлашанькоуUkrainian
الاشانکووUrdu
A Lạp Sơn KhẩuVietnamese
AlashankouWelsh
阿拉山口市Wu Chinese
阿拉山口Yue Chinese

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