Alatau or Ala-Too ( kk, ; tr, Аladağ; ky, 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:
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Kuznetsk Alatau, a mountain range in South Siberia, Russia
*Several ranges of the
Tien Shan
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Dzungarian Alatau
The Dzungarian Alatau ( mn, Зүүнгарын Алатау, ''Züüngaryn Alatau''; ; kk, Жетісу Алатауы, ''Jetısu Alatauy''; russian: Джунгарский Алатау, ''Dzhungarskiy Alatau'') is a mountain range that lies on t ...
, North Tien Shan, Kazakhstan/China
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Kungey Alatau, West Tien-Shan, Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan
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Kyrgyz Alatau, West Tien Shan, Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan
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Talas Alatau, West Tien Shan, Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan/Uzbekistan
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Terskey Alatau, South Tien Shan, Kyrgyzstan
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Trans-Ili Alatau, West Tien Shan, Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan
See also
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Alatau T. Atkinson
Alatau Tamchiboulac Atkinson (November 16, 1848–April 24, 1906) was a member of the House of Representatives for the Republic of Hawaii. He served as Superintendent of Public Instruction for the Territory of Hawaii following annexation to the U ...
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Aladağ (disambiguation) Aladağ is a Turkish place name that means "variegated mountain" and may refer to:
Mountain ranges
* Aladaglar, a mountain range in Turkey
* Anti-Taurus Mountains, also known as ''Aladağlar'', mountains in the Central Taurus mountain chain of ...
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Alatau (disambiguation) Ala-Too, Ala-Dag, Alatau may refer to:
*Alatau, several mountain ranges in Central Asia and Siberia
* Alatau, Kazakhstan, a settlement in Kazakhstan
*Ala-Too Square, the central square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
* Alatau (Almaty Metro), a metro station ...
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Mountain ranges of Kyrgyzstan
Mountain ranges of Kazakhstan