-
You are here:
- Homepage »
- Kazakhstan »
- Almaty » Qorghas
Qorghas Destination Guide
Delve into Qorghas in Kazakhstan
Qorghas in the region of Almaty is a city in Kazakhstan - some 634 mi or ( 1021 km ) South-East of Astana , the country's capital .
Current time in Qorghas is now 03:00 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Almaty " with a UTC offset of 6 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Baskunchi, Taldykorgan, Basqynshy, Tyup, and Teploklyuchenka. While being here, make sure to check out Baskunchi . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Qorghas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.
Interesting facts about this location
Khorgos
Khorgas, also known as Huoerguosi, Huocheng, Khorgos, Chorgos and Gorgos, is a Chinese town near the border with Kazakhstan. It is located in Huocheng County in the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang Autonomous Region. The town on the Kazakh side of the border is also known as Khorgas (Kazakh: Қорғас, Qorğas, Russian: Хоргос, Khorgos; the train station there is Altynkol .
Located at 44.13 80.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Almaliq, Xinjiang
Almalik (Chinese: 阿力麻里; pinyin: Ālìmálǐ, also transcribed Almaliq, Almalik, Almalig, Almaligh) was a medieval city in the Ili River basin in present-day Huocheng County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China, situated between the city of Yining and the border with Kazakhstan. Almalik was originally one of Karluk cities in the Turkic Kaganates.
Located at 44.24 80.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Related Locations
Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.