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Zhangjiakou
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Zhang·jia·kou  (jängjyäk) also Kal·gan (kälgän)
A city of northeast China near the Great Wall northwest of Beijing. It was a commercial and military center under the Ming and Manchu dynasties. Population: 681,000.

Zhangjiakou [ˈdʒæŋˈdʒjækəʊ], Changchiakow, Changchiak'ou
n
(Placename) a city in NE China, in NW Hebei province: a military centre, controlling the route to Mongolia, under the Ming and Manchu dynasties. Pop.: 660 504 (1999 est.) Former names Wanchüan Kalgan


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