Port of Khorgos
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44°14′N 80°29′E / 44.233°N 80.483°E
Port of Khorgos (Chinese: 霍尔果斯口岸)[1] is a dry port situated in Khorgos, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China, adjacent to the Khorgos River opposite Kazakhstan.The Jinghe–Yining–Khorgos railway, G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway, China National Highway 312, and the China-Central Asia gas pipeline terminate at this location, while National Highway 218 commences here.[2]
The port was reopened on November 16, 1983, and in August 1992, the governments of the People's Republic of China and Kazakhstan consented to permit access to third countries.[3] In 2002, the port recorded 146,800 passengers, 29,000 cars, and 340,000 tons of commodities imported and exported.[4]