Alatau or Ala-Too (Kazakh: Alatau, 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.
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, North Tien Shan, Kazakhstan/China
- Kungey Alatau, West Tien-Shan, Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan
- Kyrgyz Alatau, West Tien Shan, Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan
- Talas Alatau, West Tien Shan, Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan/Uzbekistan
- Terskey Alatau, South Tien Shan, Kyrgyzstan
- Trans-Ili Alatau, West Tien Shan, Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan
See also edit
- Aladağ (disambiguation), the Turkish synonym
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