Altay City
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Altay or Aletai is a county-level city in Altay Prefecture within Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, in far Northern Xinjiang, China. The city centre is located on the banks of Kelan River.
Administrative divisions
Altay City is divided into four subdistricts, five towns, five townships, and one ethnic township.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Kazakh Arabic | Kazakh Cyrillic | Kazakh Latin | Administrative division code | Notes |
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| Subdistricts | |||||||||
| Jinshan Road Subdistrict (Altin Taw Road Subdistrict) |
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| Jiefang Road Subdistrict (Azad Road Subdistrict) |
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| Tuanjie Road Subdistrict (Ittipaq Road Subdistrict) (Intimaq Road Subdistrict) |
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| Qiaxiu Road Subdistrict | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Şaşu joly mälı basqarmasy | 654301004 | |
| Towns | |||||||||
| Beitun Town | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Beitūñ qalaşyğy | 654301100 | |
| Aweitan Town | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Äbitän qalaşyğy | 654301101 | |
| Qizil Tash Town (Hongdun Town) |
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| Shemirshek Town | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "Lang".) |
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| Alaqaq Town | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Alağaq qalaşyğy | 654301104 | |
| Townships | |||||||||
| Lasti Township | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Lasty auyly | 654301203 | |
| Qarashilik Township | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Qara şılık auyly | 654301204 | |
| Sarxolsun Township | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Sarğusyn auyly | 654301205 | |
| Balbaghay Township | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Balbaşai
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| Shirikshiy Township | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Şırıkşi auyly | 654301207 | |
| Ethnic Township | |||||||||
| Xandighati Mongol Ethnic Township | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Handyğaty Moñğūl Ūlttyq auyly | 654301202 | (Mongolian) Template:MongolUnicode Script error: No such module "Lang". |
Others
- Qaraghash Ranch (Template:Lang-zh, Template:Langx, Template:Langx)
- Aqtumsiq Ranch (Template:Lang-zh, Template:Langx, Template:Langx)
- XPCC 181st Regiment (Script error: No such module "Lang"., Template:Langx, Template:Langx)
Geography
Climate
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Demographics
Transport
From Ürümqi (capital of Xinjiang Province) to Altay, it takes about one hour by plane, nine hours by day bus, 12 hours by night bus and about 9.5 hours by train.
Culture
Like other cities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, there are many minorities in Altay, in particular Uyghurs and Kazakhs.
The Dundbulag rock carvings (Script error: No such module "Lang".) in the Xandighati Mongol Ethnic Township (A.K.A. Handagaitu, Handgait; tyv. Handagaity; uyg. Handigati; cmn. Handegate) under this city is a very early evidence of skiing. The term Mongol here partially refers to ethnic Tuvans of the Mongol nation under Chinese designation.
Education
In schools, students are taught mainly in Chinese (Mandarin) and there are courses for Uyghur and Kazakh languages.
Tourism
The most important tourist site is Kanas Lake where there is a legend of a large creature.
Economy
Notable people
- Ma Fuxiang (1876–1932), military governor of Altay
- Kanat Islam (born 1984), boxer
- Rebiya Kadeer (born 1947), secessionist and political activist
- Dinigeer Yilamujiang (born 2001), skier
Explanatory notes
References
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External links
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