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Alatau or Ala-Tau (both: ä`lätou) [Turkic,=mottled mountains], several ranges of the Tian Shan Tian Shan or Tien Shan (both: tēĕn shän) [Chin. ..... Click the link for more information. system in central Asia. The Alatau ranges are the Dzungarian, the Kungei, the Täläss, the Terskei, and the Trans-Ili; all except the Täläss 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 Dzungaria (z ..... Click the link for more information. ). 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In the south
of the district there are mountains: the Altay (1,800 to 4,500 m); the
Western Sayany (1,700 to 3,100 m); and the Kuznetskiy Alatau (1,200 to
2,100 m). Ospanov, made the arrangements for
the course, which was held at the Hotel Premier Alatau where the
out-of-town students were housed. |
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