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Altay City

( Altay Prefecture )

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Altay (also spelled Altai 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.

Subdistricts
Jinshan Road Subdistrict (Altin Taw Road Subdistrict)	金山路街道	ئالتۇنتاغ يولى كوچا باشقارمىسى		التىن تاۋ جولى ءمالى باسقارماسى	Алтын Тау жолы мәлі басқармасы	Alty Tau joly mälı basqarmasy	654301001
Jiefang Road Subdistrict (Azad Road Subdistrict)	解放路街道	ئازاد يولى كوچا باشقارمىسى		ازات جولى ءمالى باسقارماسى	Азат жолы мәлі басқармасы	Azat joly mälı basqarmasy	654301002
Tuanjie Road Subdistrict (Ittipaq Road Subdistrict) (Intimaq Road Subdistrict)	团结路街道	ئىتتىپاق يولى كوچا باشقارمىسى		ىنتىماق جولى ءمالى باسقارماسى	Ынтымақ жолы мәлі басқармасы	Yntymaq joly mälı basqarmasy	654301003
Qiaxiu Road Subdistrict	恰秀路街道	چاشيۇ يولى كوچا باشقارمىسى		شاشۋ جولى ءمالى باسقارماسى	Шашу жолы мәлі басқармасы	Şaşu joly mälı basqarmasy	654301004
Towns
Beitun Town	北屯镇	بېيتۈن بازىرى		بەيتۇن قالاشىعى	Бейтұң қалашығы	Beitūñ qalaşyğy	654301100
Aweitan Town	阿苇滩镇	ئاۋىيتان بازىرى		ءابيتان قالاشىعى	Әбитән қалашығы	Äbitän qalaşyğy	654301101
Qizil Tash Town (Hongdun Town)	红墩镇	قىزىل تاش بازىرى		قىزىلتاس قالاشىعى	Қызылтас қалашығы	Qyzyltas qalaşyğy	654301102
Shemirshek Town	切木尔切克镇	شەمىرشەك بازىرى (چېمىرچەك بازىرى)	()	شەمىرشەك قالاشىعى	Шеміршек қалашығы	Şemırşek qalaşyğy	654301103
Alaqaq Town	阿拉哈克镇	ئالاقاق بازىرى		الاعاق قالاشىعى	Алағақ қалашығы	Alağaq qalaşyğy	654301104
Townships
Lasti Township	拉斯特乡	لاستى يېزىسى		لاستى اۋىلى	Ласты ауылы	Lasty auyly	654301203
Qarashilik Township	喀拉希力克乡	قارا شىلىك يېزىسى		قارا شىلىك اۋىلى	Қара шілік ауылы	Qara şılık auyly	654301204
Sarxolsun Township	萨尔胡松乡	سارخولسۇن يېزىسى		سارعۋسىن اۋىلى	Сарғусын ауылы	Sarğusyn auyly	654301205
Balbaghay Township	巴里巴盖乡	بالباغاي يېزىسى		بالباعاي اۋىلى	Балбағай ауылы	Balbaşai auyly	654301206
Shirikshiy Township	切尔克齐乡	چېرىكچى يېزىسى		شىرىكشي اۋىلى	Шірікши ауылы	Şırıkşi auyly	654301207
Ethnic Township
Xandighati Mongol Ethnic Township	汗德尕特蒙古族乡	خاندىغاتى موڭغۇل يېزىسى		حاندىعاتى موڭعۇل ۇلتتىق اۋىلى	Хандығаты Моңғұл Ұлттық ауылы	Handyğaty Moñğūl Ūlttyq auyly	654301202	(Mongolian) Хандгайт монгол үндэстэний шиян

Others

Qaraghash Ranch (s=喀拉尕什牧场, , )
Aqtumsiq Ranch (s=阿克吐木斯克牧场, , )
XPCC 181st Regiment (兵团一八一团, , )

Geography

Climate

Altay has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with an annual precipitation total of only . Winters are long, bitterly cold and dry, with a January 24-hour average of ; however, the presence of the Altay Mountains to the north helps moderate the severity of winter cold as compared to locations further to the east. Spring and autumn are short but mild. Summers are very warm, but dry, with a July 24-hour average of . The annual mean is . With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 53% in December to 75% in August and September, sunshine is abundant and the city receives 2,985.3 hours of bright sunshine annually.

Demographics

Transport

China National Highway 216
China National Highway 217
Aletai Xuedu Airport
Altay railway station

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, there are many minorities in Altay, in particular Uyghurs and Kazakhs.

The Dundbulag rock carvings (敦德布拉克岩画) 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 Cryptozoology.

Economy

Notable people