Qinggil County

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Qinggil County
چىڭگىل ناھىيىسى · 青河县
Uyghur transcription(s)
 • Uyghur scriptچىڭگىل ناھىيىسى
 • Latin YëziqiChinggil nahiyisi
 • Yengi Yezik̡Qinggil naⱨiyisi
 • Siril YëziqiЧиңгил наһийиси
Chinese transcription(s)
 • Simplified青河县
 • Traditional青河縣
 • PinyinQīnghé Xiàn
Location of Qinggil County (pink) in Altay Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
Location of Qinggil County (pink) in Altay Prefecture (yellow) and Xinjiang
CountryPeople's Republic of China
RegionXinjiang
PrefectureAltay
County seatQinggil (青河镇)
Area
 • Total15,722 km2 (6,070 sq mi)
Elevation
1,220 m (4,000 ft)
Population
 • Total60,000
 • Density3.8/km2 (9.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
836200
Websitexjqh.gov.cn

Qinghe (Qinggil) County (Uyghur: چىڭگىل ناھىيىسى; Chinese: 青河县; Kazakh: شىڭگىل اۋدانى) is a county situated in northeastern Xinjiang, China, bordering Mongolia to the east and under the administration of the Altay Prefecture. It has an area of 15,722 km2 (6,070 sq mi) with a population of 60,000[when?]. Qinghe was the site of a meteorite impact in 1898 and a Mongolian–Chinese border clash in the spring of 1944.

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