Maykapshagay (Kazakh: Майкапшагай, ''Maikapşagai'') is
Kazakh border post
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along the
international border
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with
China
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. It is located in the
Zaysan District
Zaysan ( kk, Зайсан ауданы, ) is a district of East Kazakhstan Region in eastern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Zaysan Zaysan or Zaisan ( Cyrillic: Зайсан) can refer to:
*Lake Zaysan in east ...
of
East Kazakhstan Region
East Kazakhstan Region ( kk, Шығыс Қазақстан облысы, translit=Şyğys Qazaqstan oblysy; russian: Восточно-Казахстанская область, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya oblast) is a region of Kazakhstan. It occupi ...
across from the Chinese town of
Jeminay
Jeminay County or Jimunai County, is a county situated in the north of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Altay Prefecture.
A road border crossing into Kazakhstan is located in Jeminay town. The Kazakh se ...
in the far northern part of
Xinjiang
Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...
.
Maykapshagay is notable for being the terminus of
European route E127
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Itinerary
The E 127 routes through Russia and Kazakhstan:
*: Omsk – Karaman
*: Karaman – ...
, making it the easternmost point in the
European route
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system at 85°36' E. The road connects Maykapshagay with the
Russian
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*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
city of
Omsk
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, 1,330 kilometers to the northwest, as well as the rest of the European route system. The border post is located near the center of the Eurasian landmass and roughly 150 kilometers from the point on Earth
farthest from the ocean. The nearest town,
Zaysan Zaysan or Zaisan ( Cyrillic: Зайсан) can refer to:
*Lake Zaysan in eastern Kazakhstan
* Zaysan (town) or Zaisan, Kazakhstan
* Zaysan District in East Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan
*Zaisan Memorial
The Zaisan Memorial ( mn, Зайсан) ...
, is 66 kilometers to the west along E127, while a smaller settlement, Karatal, is located roughly half-way to Zaysan.
As of 2019, the roadway carrying E127 is set to undergo reconstruction from the border post at Maykapshagay to the town of Kalbatau in
Zharma District
Zharma ( kk, Жарма ауданы, ) is a district of Abai Region in eastern Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It bord ...
, 415 km distant.
Office of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
Retrieved October 8, 2020.
References
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East Kazakhstan Region