Why visit Qarasu
Townapedia lists 6 museums and landmarks, 4 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include 吐虎鲁克·铁木尔汗麻扎.
Weather in Qarasu
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About Qarasu
Khorgos (from Russian: Хоргос; Chinese: 霍尔果斯), officially known as Korgas (Kazakh: قورعاس; Uyghur: قورغاس), is a county-level city in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. It straddles the country's border with Kazakhstan; on the Kazakh side of the border is a city also named Horgos in Russian and Korgas in Kazakh.
From the Wikipedia article Khorgos (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Qarasu on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks6
Where to stay4
Churches and places of worship1
Церковь Казанской иконы Божией Матери 1887 года
Church · Russian Orthodox · 3.3 km
History
In 1851, the Russian Empire signed an agreement with Qing China to have Khorgos and Tacheng opened as port of entries along the Qing-Russian border.
In 1977, the 61st Regiment Farm fire in Khorgos killed 694 and injured 161. It is one of the worst human-made disasters in China by death toll.
From the History section of Khorgos on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gas and EV charging2
Map of Qarasu
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Getting there and nearby towns
Yining Airport (YIN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 78 km away.
- Huocheng 40 km southeast, about 40 min by car
- Bayandai 71 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Chapchal 71 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Hanbin 74 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Dadamtu 76 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Ghulja 79 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Taxkowrük 79 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Ka'erdun 81 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Panjim 83 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Hudiyuzi 85 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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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
- Chinese-Kazakh Khorgas border, Purplepumpkins, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tughlugh Timur Mausoleum - exterior, N.N. Pantusov ( Николай Николаевич Пантусов ; 1849-1909) (The original uploader was Abdullaev at Russian Wikipedia .), Public domain
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