Tower

Japanese: 塔城 - とうじょう

A city in the northwest of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, on the border with the Republic of Kazakhstan. Formerly known as Tarbagatay. Tarbagatay Prefecture was established here at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and in 1913 it was renamed Tacheng (Chochek) County, but in 1983 it was abolished as a county and became a city. There is a road leading to the capital, Urumqi. The town consists of Hancheng and Mancheng, and is inhabited by many different ethnic groups. It is an important transportation and trade point with Kazakhstan. Population: 170,000 (2014).

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Japanese:

中国，新疆ウイグル自治区北西，カザフスタン共和国との国境の都市。旧名タルバガタイ。清朝末期にタルバガタイ庁が置かれ，1913年塔城(チョチエク)県に改められたが，1983年県を廃し市となった。主都ウルムチまで道路が通じている。町は漢城・満城からなり，多種の民族が居住する。カザフスタンとの交通・貿易の要衝。17万人（2014）。

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