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Zhang·jia·kou

 (jäng′jyä′kō′) also Kal·gan (käl′gän′)
A city of northeast China near the Great Wall northwest of Beijing.
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Zhangjiakou

(ˈdʒæŋˈdʒjækəʊ) ,

Changchiakow

or

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: 973 000 (2005 est). Former names: Wanchüan or Kalgan
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Zhang•jia•kou

(ˈdʒɑŋˈdʒyɑˈkoʊ)

also Changchiak'ou



n.
a city in NW Hebei province, in NE China. 605,906.
Formerly, Kalgan.
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Last month, a gas leak caused the explosion of a truck carrying combustible chemicals near the entrance of a chemical factory in the northern Chinese of Zhangjiakou, killing 23 and injuring 22 others.
Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- At least 22 people have been killed and another 22 injured following a powerful explosion which, according to local authorities, also damaged around 50 vehicles near a chemical plant in the Chinese city of Zhangjiakou.
The blast in the city of Zhangjiakou, 124 miles northwest of Beijing also destroyed 50 trucks and cars.
A blast near a chemical plant in Zhangjiakou city in China's northern Hebei province early on Wednesday killed 22 people and injured at least 22 others, the local government said.
"The blast near a chemical plant in Zhangjiakou, 200 kilometers northwest of Beijing, also caused the burning of about 50 trucks," said Zhangjiaku's communications services.
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