Alatau

Alatau ( ; ; ), known in Kyrgyzstan as Ala-Too (; ), 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

See also

• Aladağ – the Turkish synonym

References