Huocheng County, as the official romanized name, is also transliterated from Uyghur as Korgas County. It is situated within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and falls under the administration of the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. The county is located between Yining and the border city of Khorgas, covering an area of 5,466 km2 (2,110 sq mi), with a population of 360,000. There are twenty-nine ethnic groups residing in the county, including the Han and Uyghur nationalities.
Tughlugh Timur Mausoleum (zh), some 30 km northwest of the county seat
Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture in northern Xinjiang, China. Its capital is Yining, also known as Ghulja or Kulja.
Cityscape of Yining, the prefectural capital
A golden mask inlaid with rubies, likely from the First Turkic Khaganate (552–603). It was excavated at the Boma tomb in Zhaosu County and is a part of the Ili Prefecture Museum's collection.
Ili (伊犁) delegates in Peking (Beijing) in 1761. From Ten Thousand Nations Coming to Pay Tribute.
Tacheng (Chuguchak) was among the towns that suffered greatly during the Muslim revolt of 1864.