page_title: Erkeshtam
hierarchical_section_title: Erkeshtam
caption_attribution_description: English: Chinese border post at Erkeshtam
context_page_description: Erkeshtam, also Irkeshtam or Erkech-Tam, is a border crossing between Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang, China, named after a village on the Kyrgyz side of the border in southern Osh Region. The border crossing is also called Simuhana, after the first settlement on the Chinese side of the border, but Erkeshtam is now the more common name used in both countries.
  Erkeshtam is the westernmost border crossing in China. It is one of two border crossings between Kyrgyzstan and China, the other being Torugart, some 165 km to the northeast. The overland travel distance from Erekshtam to Osh is 210 km.
context_section_description: Erkeshtam, also Irkeshtam or Erkech-Tam (Kyrgyz: Эркеч-Там, Chinese: 伊尔克什坦), is a border crossing between Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang, China, named after a village on the Kyrgyz side of the border in southern Osh Region. The border crossing is also called Simuhana (斯姆哈纳), after the first settlement on the Chinese side of the border, but Erkeshtam is now the more common name used in both countries.
  Erkeshtam is the westernmost border crossing in China. It is one of two border crossings between Kyrgyzstan and China, the other being Torugart, some 165 km (103 mi) to the northeast. The overland travel distance from Erekshtam to Osh is 210 km (130 mi).
caption: Chinese border post at Erkeshtam
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