Why visit Bole
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 4 parks and trails and 3 places to stay in and around town.
Weather in Bole
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About Bole
Bole (English: BO-lə), also known by its Mongolian name Bortala (lit. 'brown steppe'), is a county-level city in Xinjiang, China. It is the seat of Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, which borders Kazakhstan. The city covers an area of 7,517 square kilometres (2,902 sq mi) and has a total population of 270,000 as of 2015. The Northern Xinjiang Railway runs through the city, as do highways to Ürümqi.
From the Wikipedia article Bole, Xinjiang (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
Where to stay3
Shopping1
Schools, colleges and libraries12
Healthcare3
Map of Bole
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Getting there and nearby towns
Bole Alashankou Airport (BPL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 18 km away.
- Alashankou 50 km northeast, about 50 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Flowers arround Lake Sailimu, aka Sayram - Flickr - George Lu, George Lu, CC BY 2.0
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