The Kyrgyz Ala-Too ( ky, Кыргыз Ала-Тоосу, Kyrgyz Ala-Toosu, ; kk, Қырғыз Алатауы, Qyrǵyz Alataýy; zh, 吉尔吉斯阿拉套) also known as Kyrgyz Alatau, Kyrgyz Range, and Alexander Range (until 1933) is a large range in the North

Tien-Shan The Tian Shan,, , otk, 𐰴𐰣 𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃, , tr, Tanrı Dağı, mn, Тэнгэр уул, , ug, تەڭرىتاغ, , , kk, Тәңіртауы / Алатау, , , ky, Теңир-Тоо / Ала-Тоо, , , uz, Tyan-Shan / Tangritog‘ ...

. It stretches for a total length of 454 km from the west-end of

Issyk-Kul Issyk-Kul (also Ysyk-Köl, ky, Ысык-Көл, lit=warm lake, translit=Ysyk-Köl, , zh, 伊塞克湖) is an endorheic lake (i.e., without outflow) in the Northern Tian Shan mountains in Eastern Kyrgyzstan. It is the seventh-deepest lake i ...

to the town

Taraz Taraz ( kz, Тараз, تاراز, translit=Taraz ; known to Europeans as Talas) is a city and the administrative center of Jambyl Region in Kazakhstan, located on the Talas (Taraz) River in the south of the country near the border with Kyrgyzs ...

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

. It runs in the east–west direction, separating Chüy Valley from Kochkor Valley, Suusamyr Valley, and

Talas Valley The Talas (Kyrgyz, kk, Талас) is a river that rises in the Talas Region of Kyrgyzstan and flows west into Kazakhstan. The river is long and has a basin area of . Course It is formed from the confluence of the Karakol and Uch-Koshoy and f ...

Talas Ala-Too Range The Talas Ala-Too or Alataw range ( ky, Талас Ала-Тоосу, Talas Ala-Toosu; kk, Талас Алатауы, Talas Alatauy; zh, 塔拉斯阿拉套) is range of the Tian Shan mountains forming the southern and eastern border of Talas Reg ...

adjoins the Kyrgyz Ala-Too in vicinity of

Töö Ashuu Töö Ashuu ( ky, Төө-Ашуу, romanised: Töö-Ashuu, ; russian: Туя Ашуу), literally "camel mountain pass", is a mountain pass in Kyrgyzstan on the highway from Bishkek to Osh (European route E010) in Kyrgyzstan approximately 120&nbs ...

Pass. The western part of Kyrgyz Ala-Too serves as a natural border between

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the ea ...

and

. Parts of the range are contained within

Ala Archa National Park The Ala-Archa Nature Park ( ky, Ала-Арча кыргыз мамлекеттик жаратылыш паркы, russian: Государственный природный национальный парк Ала-Арча) is an alpine national ...

, a popular alpine recreation area.

Notable peaks

* Semenov-Tian-Shansky Peak (4895m) *

Korona Peak Korona Peak (russian: пик Корона, Pik Korona, Crown Peak) is a mountain in the Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range of the Tian Shan. It is located in Ala Archa National Park in Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a ...

(4860m) *

Free Korea Peak Free Korea Peak (russian: Пик Свободная Корея, Pik Svobodnaya Koreya), is a mountain in the Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range of the Tian Shan. It is located in Ala Archa National Park in Kyrgyzstan. It is one of the most famous peaks in the ...

(4740m) *

Vladimir Putin Peak Vladimir Putin Peak ( ky, Владимир Путин атындагы чоку, Vladimir Putin atındagı çoku, russian: Пик Владимира Путина, Pik Vladimira Putina) is a mountain of the Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range mountain range in th ...

(4446m)

References

Mountain ranges of Kyrgyzstan Mountain ranges of Kazakhstan Tian Shan Mountain ranges of the Tian Shan {{Chuy-geo-stub

Notable peaks

See also

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