Alatau
Alatau or Ala-Too (Kazakh: Alataý, Алатау; Turkish: Аladağ; Kyrgyz: Ала-Тоо; Russian: Алатау) is a generic name for a number of mountain ranges in Central Asia, characterized by interleaving areas of vegetation, scattered rocks and snows.
Mountains of Kyungei Alatoo seen from Koshkol, Kyrgyzstan
Notable mountain ranges that share the name include:
- Kuznetsk Alatau, a mountain range in South Siberia, Russia
- Several ranges of the Tien Shan
- Dzungarian Alatau, Kazakhstan/China
- Kungey Alatau, North Tien-Shan
- Kyrgyz Alatau, North Tien Shan
- Talas Alatau, Kyrgyzstan/Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan
- Terskey Alatau, Kyrgyzstan
- Trans-Ili Alatau, Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan
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