Alatau

Alatau (/ˌɑːləˈtaʊ/ AH-lə-TOW; Russian: Алатау [əɫɐˈtaʊ]; Kazakh: Алатау [ɑɫɑtʰɑ́w]), known in Kyrgyzstan as Ala-Too (/ˌɑːləˈtuː/; Kyrgyz: Ала-Тоо [ɑɫɑtʰóː]), is a generic name for a number of mountain ranges in Central Asia and southern Siberia, characterised by interleaving areas of vegetation, scattered rocks and snows.

Notable mountain ranges that share the name include:

Kuznetsk Alatau – a mountain range in southern Siberia, Russia
Several ranges of the Tian Shan
- Dzungarian Alatau – a mountain range in the northern Tian Shan, in Kazakhstan and northwestern China
- Kungoy Ala-Too – a mountain range in the western Tian Shan, in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
- Kyrgyz Ala-Too – a mountain range in the western Tian Shan, in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
- Talas Ala-Too – a mountain range in the western Tian Shan, in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
- Terskey Ala-Too – in the southern Tian Shan, in Kyrgyzstan
- Trans-Ili Alatau – in the western Tian Shan, in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

References

↑ "Regulation on the Transfer of Names of Geographical Objects of the Kyrgyz Republic in Letters of the Latin Alphabet". cbd.minjust.gov.kg. Retrieved 2025-09-05.

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[1] "Regulation on the Transfer of Names of Geographical Objects of the Kyrgyz Republic in Letters of the Latin Alphabet". cbd.minjust.gov.kg. Retrieved 2025-09-05.

Alatau

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