Ala-Tau
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Several mountain ranges of the Tien Shan in eastern Kyrgyzstan and southeast Kazakhstan. The highest elevation is about 5,490 m (18,000 ft).
Alatau or Ala-Tau (both: ä'lätou) [Turkic,=mottled mountains], several ranges of the Tian Shan system in central Asia. The Alatau ranges are the Dzungarian, the Kungei, the Talas, the Terskei, and the Trans-Ili; all except the Talas Alatau rise to more than 16,000 ft (4,880 m). Generally forested, these ranges are chiefly inhabited by Turkic-speaking pastoral tribes. A variety of grains are grown. The Dzungarian Alatau, the northernmost and loftiest branch of the Tian Shan, forms part of the Kazakhstan-China border. Silver and lead mines and hot springs are found there (see Dzungaria). The Kungei Alatau lies N of Issyk Kul, a huge lake in the Tian Shan. The Trans-Ili Alatau, on the Kyrgyzstan-Kazakhstan border, supports intensive, irrigated agriculture; Almaty, the region's largest city, is in Kazakhstan on the northern slope.
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For other uses, see Alatau (disambiguation).
Alatau or Ala-Too (Kazakh: Алатау, 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. The Alatau Mountains are located in the North East of Kazakhstan
- Kuznetsk Alatau Mountains in south-central Siberia, Russia
- Several ranges of the Tien Shan
- Dzungarian Alatau, Kazakhstan/China
- Terskey Alatau, Kyrgyzstan
- Kungey Alatau
- Trans-Ili Alatau, Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan
- Talas Alatau, Kyrgyzstan/Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan
- Kyrgyz Alatau, North Tien Shan
The name Alatau has been given to:
- Alatau, Kazakhstan, a settlement in Kazakhstan.
- Ala-Too Square, the main square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Alatau Sports Palace
- Alatau cattle, a breed of cattle from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
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