Khorgos is a tiny settlement in Kazakhstan, which, due to circumstances and its geographical location, is going to become an important center of cross-border trade between Kazakhstan and China. Where is Khorgos located? Khorgos is a small (less than a thousand inhabitants) settlement in the Panfilov district of the Alma-Ata region of Kazakhstan.
On the border
Remain invisible to him always, but history ordered so that the village of Khorgos became a border point between the Russian Empire and the Chinese Ming Empire.
The border was drawn here not by chance, but directly along the Khorgos River, which gave the name to the village. The river is extremely mountainous. Not only shipping on it is impossible, but crossing through it is life-threatening. That is why the Khorgos River became a natural border "wall": one hundred and sixty of one hundred and eighty kilometers of its length are the border. The source of the river is in the mountain glaciers of China, and it ends with a confluence with the Kazakh river Ili.
Only in the lower reaches on a small section across the river can you cross safely. Here is the village of Khorgos. By the way, on the opposite side is also Khorgos, but Chinese.
From the time of the treaty (1881) of the Russian Empire and the Ming Empire, the border still remains unchanged. It was inherited by both the Soviet Union and independent Kazakhstan. Since that time, border guards know where it is - Khorgos. As well as the frontier post and checkpoint.
Where is Khorgos (Kazakhstan) located?
Khorgos is located in the southeast "corner" of Kazakhstan. Here is the center of cross-border cooperation.
International Center for Cross-Border Cooperation (ICBC)
The idea of turning Khorgos into something more than just a checkpoint and customs came up after voicing the mutual desire of Kazakhstan and China to conduct mutually beneficial trade and cooperation.
In December 2002, Kazakh President Nazarbayev, during a visit to China, signed an agreement on the establishment of the ICBC "Khorgos".
Already in July 2003, during a return visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao, an agreement was signed to regulate the activities of the center.
Under the Agreement, Kazakhstan created a joint-stock company dealing with the activities of the Khorgos border zone: the creation, development and provision of the use of the infrastructure of the Kazakhstani part of the zone, as well as attracting private investment.
In general, “Khorgos” is where the zone consists of two parts located in the border areas of neighboring states. The total area of the zone is 560 ha.
The uniqueness of "Khorgos" in the so-called "Special transition". Persons, goods in the zone move without restrictions, without the need to draw up the necessary documents for the usual crossing of the Kazakh-Chinese border.
Horgos earned in 2012. Numerous shopping centers operate on its territory, many fairs and open bazaars have already passed, where ordinary citizens acted as sellers and buyers. Almost one hundred percent of the turnover of goods from the Chinese side is consumer goods: clothing, haberdashery, etc. Formally, you can buy goods here for the currency of both countries: for Kazakhstan tenge, and for Chinese yuan, as well as for US dollars. However, in fact, almost all transactions take place in more economically powerful yuan. And most of the total number of sellers and goods in the Kazakh-Chinese Khorgos are Chinese. This makes it possible to quite comfortably exist here at numerous points for currency exchange.
However, not only money changers earn here. Chinese sellers practically do not speak Kazakh and Russian, which makes it possible to decently earn extra money for their assistants, Kazakhs, Russians and Uighurs, who can also communicate in Chinese.
In general, where the Khorgos border zone is located, many shuttle buyers in Kazakhstan and ordinary citizens of the republic know.
Full commissioning of all Khorgos capacities is planned for 2018. In addition to the trade zone, Khorgos intends to become a modern city with all the relying infrastructure, it is planned to attract the scientific and innovative potential of China and Kazakhstan to the city. The plans for the further growth of Khorgos: this year is only a stage.
In general, Khorgos is moving towards integrating the regional international consumer market into a major center of the global economy. A powerful railway junction is being built here. The answer to the question "Khorgos: where is this?" will soon become known to many.
Cooperation
China and Kazakhstan intend to be friends on all counts. Not only in Khorgos. Culture, economy, industry, defense and security, science, space ... For both countries, cooperation is vital. Even in the same area of Khorgos, the Khorgos River poses a serious danger as a source of mudflows, which can lead to casualties and destruction on both banks. Therefore, without joint observation of the river and data exchange, it will not be possible to prevent disasters, or even to avoid them.
In general, Khorgos is where Kazakh-Chinese friendship develops.