Fuhai County (Chinese

Chinese language

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: 福海, pinyin

Pinyin

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: Fúhǎi, also known as Burultokay) is a county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Altay Prefecture

Altay Prefecture

Altay Prefecture is located in northern Xinjiang, China. It has an area of 118,015 km² and a population of 561,667 . It is a part of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture...

. It has an area of 33, 273 km² with a population of 70,000. The Postcode is 836400.

This county is a verdant lush valley surrounded by the barren deserts and wastelands.

The Altay Mountains

Altay Mountains

The Altai Mountains are a mountain range in East-Central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan come together, and where the rivers Irtysh and Ob have their sources. The Altai Mountains are known as the original locus of the speakers of Turkic as well as other members of the proposed...

 flank this county in the north, two rivers flow through the area the Ulungur River

Ulungur River

The Ulungur River or Urungu , in its upper reaches in Mongolia known as the Bulgan River , is a river of China and Mongolia. It rises in the Altai Mountains in western Mongolia, flows south into China then turns northwest to empty into the Ulungur Lake in Xinjiang. It is about 700km long....

 and the Ertix River

Irtysh

The Irtysh River is a river in Siberia and is the chief tributary of the Ob River. Its name means White River. Irtysh's main affluent is the Tobol River...

(Irtysh). The end result is a fertile area for pasture that supports the famous Xinjiang sheep which are supposedly 'big as a cow'.

Administrative divisions

• Town：Fuhai Town.
• Rural Townships：Kokagax Township (喀拉玛盖乡), Ardebil Township (阿尔达乡)