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The Dzungarian Alatau (Mongolian: Зүүнгарын Алатау, Züüngaryn Alatau; Chinese: 阿拉套山; pinyin: Ālātào Shān; Kazakh: Жетісу Алатауы, Jetısu Alatauy; Russian: Джунгарский Алатау, Dzhungarskiy Alatau) is a mountain range that lies on the boundary of the Dzungaria region of China and the Zhetysu region of Kazakhstan. It has a length of 450 km (280 mi) and a maximum elevation of 4,464 m (14,646 ft).

Dzungarian Alatau
Highest point
Elevation	4,464 m (14,646 ft)
Geography
Location	Boundary between the Dzungaria region of China and the Zhetysu region of Kazakhstan
Climbing
Easiest route	Buses from Almaty

Features

The Dzhungraian Alatau consists of foothills, ridges, forts, and alpine meadows of the Northern Tian Shan (Trans-Ili Alatau, Ktmen). It is located at an altitude of 2,000m above sea level, and is over 400km long in the latitudinal direction. The Dzhungraian Alatau consists of two ranges that are distinctly parallel to each other: the northern (or main), and the southern range.

The area includes several sub-parallel high mountain ranges, accompanied by low and short ranges and their spurs. It also holds the largest waterfall in Central Asia.

A distinctive feature of the Dzunguarain Alatau is a series of sharp slopes. These are divided into low mountains (700–1600 m), medium lands (1600–3100 m) and highlands (3100–4662 m).[1] There are numerous locations of petroglyphs mainly situated in the low- and mid-hills. The highest peak of the range is Semeonov Tien-Shansky (4622m).[2]

The area is mostly unexplored. 33 species from the polymorphic genus Allium L. have been found in the area. They belong to the subgenera Rhizirideum, Allium and Melanocrommyum, and are distributed from the foothills to alpine belts.[3]

Tourism

There are two resorts that operate in the area. They are called Tekesu and Tau Zhetisu. Tekeli can be accessed via public transport from Almaty's main bus station to Taldykurgna. From Taldykurdan, marshrutkas are available to reach Tekeli.[4]

The area is often visited by climbers for alpine-style climbing. The area currently consists of approximately 4600 meters on relatively unexplored mountains. At the eastern end of the chain, near the China–Kazakhstan border, lies the Dzungarian Gate, a pass which for centuries was used as an invasion route by conquerors from Central Asia.[5]

References

На других языках

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[de] Dsungarischer Alatau

Der Dsungarische Alatau (kasachisch Жетісу Алатауы, russisch Джунгарский Алатау) ist ein bis 4622 m[1] hohes Hochgebirge auf der Grenze von Kasachstan zu China.

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- [en] Dzungarian Alatau

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[es] Montañas de Zungaria

Las montañas de Zungaria o Dzungarian Alatau (Alatau que significa montañas coloreadas) (en mongol, Зүүнгарын Алтай, en kazajo, Жетісу Алатауы) es una cadena montañosa de la frontera entre Kazajistán y China, en concreto entre la kazaja provincia de Almaty y la china región autónoma uigur de Sinkiang. La cordillera es nombrada por la desértica región de Zungaria y del pueblo de los zungaros que habitaban las llanuras circundantes. Localizada entre el valle del río Karatal (Коксу) y el lago Alakol, tiene una longitud de unos 450 km, con una anchura de 50 a 90 km de anchura y una altitud máxima de 4622 m (pico Tyanshanskoho Semenova). Los picos de las montañas están cubiertos de glaciares, con un área estimada de 724.95 km², siendo el mayor el glaciar Jambul (o glaciar Abaya), que tiene una longitud de 8 km y 21 km². En la cordillera nacen los ríos Karatal (390 km), en la vertiente meridional, y Aksu (316 km), Tentek (180 km) y Lepsa (417 km), en la septentrional, todos ellos afluentes del lago Baljash.

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[fr] Jungar Alatau

Les monts Jungar Alatau (en kirghize : Alatau = « montagnes colorées », la région était autrefois dans le khanat dzoungar (ou Jungar, du mongol : зүүнгар : « bras/main gauche »), ce qui a donné en russe : Джунгарский Алатау (Dzhungarskiy Alatau ; translittération chinoise, chinois : 阿拉套山 ; pinyin : Ālātào shān) sont une chaîne montagneuse située à 230 km au nord-est d'Almaty, à 50 km au sud du lac Alakol et à la frontière de la région du Xinjiang en Chine et du Kazakhstan.

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[it] Džungarski Alatau

La Džungarski Alatau è una catena montuosa localizzata al confine tra la provincia autonoma dello Xinjiang (Cina) e il Kazakistan.

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[ru] Джунгарский Алатау

Джунга́рский Алата́у, Джетысуйский Алата́у, Семире́ченский Алата́у (каз. Жетісу Алатауы, кит. 准格尔阿拉特, монг. Алаг Уул) — горная цепь, расположенная на границе Алматинской области Казахстана и Синьцзян-Уйгурского автономного района Китая, между рекой Или и озером Алаколь. Назван по имени близлежащей пустыни. Протяжённость — 450 км, ширина от 50 до 90 км, высота до 4622 м (пик Семёнова-Тян-Шанского). В горную систему входят хребты Каратау, Токсанбай, Баскантау, Беджинтау, Кояндытау, Алтынэмель и другие.

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