Get to know Khorgos
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- Administrative area
- County-level city · 县级市
- Part of
- Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
- Chinese name
- 霍尔果斯市
- Local areas
- County-level city guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 1,675.00 km²
- Population · 2020
- 71,466
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Six generations of border architecture
The port became an official trading crossing between China and Russia in 1881. Its first modern gate, built in the 1960s, was a row of red-brick single-storey buildings. A fourth-generation gate was completed in 1996, followed by expansion into the fifth generation after 2000. The sixth-generation gate entered service in 2018. Khorgos itself formally became a city on 26 September 2014.
Goods and restaurants at the cooperation centre
The China–Kazakhstan Khorgos International Border Cooperation Centre (中哈霍尔果斯国际边境合作中心) brings together shops and trading businesses. The National Immigration Administration (国家移民管理局) describes goods such as Persian carpets, Russian honey and Kazakh enamel pots. Restaurants serve dumplings, Sichuan and Hunan dishes, and noodles from Shaanxi (陕西) and Shanxi (山西).
Sources for this guide
霍尔果斯口岸为什么崛起？ · National Immigration Administration
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-27.
Explore Khorgos
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Khorgos
Khorgos National Gate Visitor Area · Plan your visit
Getting there
Khorgos is about 80 km in a straight line from central Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. Search for 霍尔果斯市 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
Where to stay →Build your route
Start with Khorgos National Gate Visitor Area. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
Continue with Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture →More in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Photo: Khorgos National Gate Visitor Area · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.
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