Alashankou

Alashankou (Alatavighizi) 阿拉山口市 • ﺋﺎﻻﺗﺎﯞ ﺋﯧﻐﯩﺰﻯ • ᠠᠯᠠᠭᠠᠭᠤᠯᠠᠬᠣᠲᠠ
County-level city
Tianshan Jie, a main street in Alashankou
Alashankou (Alatavighizi) Location in Xinjiang
Coordinates: 45°10′17″N 82°34′23″E / 45.17139°N 82.57306°E / 45.17139; 82.57306Coordinates: 45°10′17″N 82°34′23″E / 45.17139°N 82.57306°E / 45.17139; 82.57306
Country	China
Autonomous Region	Xinjiang
Autonomous prefecture	Bortala
Township-level divisions	2 Subdistricts
Area
• Total	1,204 km2 (465 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	40,000
Time zone	China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Website	www.alsk.gov.cn

Alashankou (Chinese: 阿拉山口; pinyin: Ālāshānkǒu; Mongolian: ᠠᠯᠠᠭ ᠠᠭᠤᠯᠠ; Uyghur: Алатав Иғизи: Alatav Ighizi) is a border city in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It is a port of entry by both railroad and highway from Kazakhstan as part of the Eurasian Land Bridge.

The city is named after the Dzungarian Gate (Alashankou in Chinese), a pass connecting the two countries through the Dzungarian Alatau mountains. West of the pass, the port of entry on the Kazakhstan side is Dostyk. Alashankou is 73 kilometers from Bole, 460 kilometers from Ürümqi, and 580 kilometers from Almaty.

Alashankou is one of China's national first-class ports of entry. The volume of imports and exports passing through Alashankou accounts for 90% of the total for all of Xinjiang. Since 2010 it has surpassed Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia to become the busiest land port-of-entry in China.