Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County

Barkol County 巴里坤县 (Chinese) باركول اۋدانى (Kazakh) باركۆل ناھىيىسى (Uyghur) Barkul, Balikul
Autonomous county
Barkol Kazak Autonomous County 巴里坤哈萨克自治县 Баркөл Қазақ автономиялық ауданы باركول قازاق اۆتونوميالىق اۋدانى Barköl Qazaq autonomialyq audany باركۆل قازاق ئاپتونوم ناھىيىسى
Location of Barköl County (red) within Hami City (yellow) and Xinjiang
Barkol County Location of the district centre in Xinjiang Show map of Xinjiang Barkol County Barkol County (China) Show map of China
Coordinates: 43°35′56″N 93°01′01″E / 43.599°N 93.017°E / 43.599; 93.017
Country	China
Autonomous region	Xinjiang
Prefecture-level city	Hami
County seat	Barköl Town
Area
• Total	36,608 km2 (14,134 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	65,531
• Density	1.8/km2 (4.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard[a])
Website	www.xjblk.gov.cn

Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County (sometimes Barkul or Balikul in English) is a part of Hami Prefecture in Xinjiang and has an area of 38,445.3 km² (14,843.8 sq mi). It forms part of the China–Mongolia border (bordering the Mongolian provinces of Khovd and Govi-Altai) on the county's north, while bordering Yizhou District to the south, Yiwu County to the east and Changji's Mori Kazakh Autonomous County to the west.

Barkol was made an autonomous county on October 1, 1954. It is noted for camel breeding and horse breeding with the Barkol horse well known throughout China. Due to the large number of camels, which is unparalleled in China, the county is nicknamed the "county of ten thousand camels".

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