China–Kazakhstan border

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The China–Kazakhstan border is an international boundary in Central Asia separating China’s Xinjiang region from Kazakhstan, running through remote mountains, steppes, and lakes.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international border
land border
approximateLength 1782 km
bordersChineseRegion Xinjiang
bordersKazakhRegion Abai Region
Almaty Region
Jetisu Region
continent Asia
countryOnEast China
countryOnWest Kazakhstan
crossedByPipeline Central Asia–China gas pipeline
Kazakhstan–China oil pipeline
definedByTreaty China–Kazakhstan border treaty (1994)
China–Kazakhstan supplementary border agreement (1997)
China–Kazakhstan supplementary border agreement (1998)
Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1881)
delimitationCompleted 1998
demarcationCompleted early 2000s
endPoint China–Kazakhstan–Russia tripoint
hasBorderCrossing Bakhty–Pokitu border crossing
Dostyk–Alashankou border crossing
Khorgos border crossing
Maykapshagay–Jeminay border crossing
hasDisputeStatus largely settled
hasHistoricalPrecursor Qing Empire–Russian Empire border
hasRailwayCrossing Alashankou–Dostyk railway crossing
Khorgos International Centre railway crossing
locatedInRegion Central Asia
partOf China’s land borders
Kazakhstan’s land borders
passesNearDesert Dzungarian Basin
passesNearLake Lake Zaysan
Markakol Lake
passesThroughTerrain lakes
mountains
steppe
separatesCountry China
Kazakhstan
separatesRegion Republic of Kazakhstan
linked to: Kazakhstan

Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
linked to: Xinjiang
startPoint China–Kyrgyzstan–Kazakhstan tripoint
timeZoneOnChineseSide China Standard Time
timeZoneOnKazakhSide UTC+5
UTC+6
traversesMountainRange Altai Mountains
Dzungarian Alatau
Tarbagatai Mountains
usedFor energy transit
international trade

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Kanas Lake near China–Kazakhstan border
Sino–Soviet border negotiations of the 1970s concerns Xinjiang–Soviet Central Asia border
linked to: China–Kazakhstan border
China–Kazakhstan border startPoint China–Kyrgyzstan–Kazakhstan tripoint
linked to: China–Kazakhstan border
China–Kazakhstan border endPoint China–Kazakhstan–Russia tripoint
linked to: China–Kazakhstan border
China–Kazakhstan border definedByTreaty China–Kazakhstan supplementary border agreement (1997)
linked to: China–Kazakhstan border
China–Kazakhstan border definedByTreaty China–Kazakhstan supplementary border agreement (1998)
linked to: China–Kazakhstan border
Kanas River near China–Kazakhstan border
Soviet Union–China border successorBorder Kazakhstan–China border
linked to: China–Kazakhstan border
Dzungarian Gate locatedOn Kazakh–Chinese border
linked to: China–Kazakhstan border