Bogda Shan
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The Bogda Shan range is part of the eastern Tien Shan mountains, and located in Xinjiang
Xinjiang
Xinjiang is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It is the largest Chinese administrative division and spans over 1.6 million km2...

, some 60 km east of Ürümqi
Ürümqi
Ürümqi , formerly Tihwa , is the capital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, in the northwest of the country....

. The highest elevation is Bogda Feng
Bogda Feng
Bogda Peak or Bogda Feng is the highest mountain in the Bogda Shan range, in the eastern Tien Shan mountains, China, at 5,445 m ....

, at 5445 m.

Administratively, the range forms the border between Dabancheng District
Dabancheng District
The Dabancheng District is a district within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administrative jurisdiction of the Ürümqi City. Located southeast of Ürümq urban area, it contains an area of 5,042 km2...

 to the south and Fukang City and Jimsar County
Jimsar County
Jimsar County is a county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture in the People's Republic of China. It contains an area of 8,149 km2...

to the north. In all three units, irrigated agriculture is based on the water flowing in streams that starts in the Bogda Shan.
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