Alxa League or Ālāshàn League is one of 12 prefecture level divisions and 3 extant leagues of Inner Mongolia. The league borders Mongolia to the north, Bayan Nur to the northeast, Wuhai and Ordos to the east, Ningxia to the southeast, and Gansu to the south and west. The capital is Bayanhot Town (Chinese: 巴彥浩特镇; older name: 定远营镇; pinyin: Dingyuanying Town) in the aimag's Left Banner. The Mongolian variety spoken in this area is the Alasha dialect.