Tien Shan

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Tien Shan is a vast Central Asian mountain system spanning several countries, known for its high, glaciated peaks and role as a major source of regional rivers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
mountain
mountain
mountain range
mountain system
valley glacier
biodiversity alpine meadows
montane forests
border Dzungarian Basin
Ferghana Valley
Kazakh Steppe
linked to: Eurasian Steppe

Pamir Mountains
Taklamakan Desert
linked to: Tarim Basin

Tarim Basin
climate arid to semi-arid
continental
continent Asia
country China
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
drainageBasin Chu River
Ili River
Naryn River
Syr Darya
Tarim River
economicUse freshwater source for irrigation
mountaineering and trekking
pastoralism
elevation 7010 m
7439 m
feature extensive glaciation
high alpine peaks
intermontane basins
geologicalAge Cenozoic
hasGlacier Inylchek Glacier
hasPeak Jengish Chokusu
Khan Tengri
linked to: Tien Shan

Pik Pobedy
highestPoint Jengish Chokusu
length about 2500 km
locatedIn Almaty Region
linked to: Almaty

Central Asia
Issyk-Kul Region
Tien Shan
Tien Shan
Tien Shan
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
linked to: Xinjiang
nameLanguage Chinese
nameMeaning Celestial Mountains
orientation generally east–west
orogeny Alpine orogeny
partOf Interior Asia
linked to: Central Asia

Pamir–Tien Shan mountain system
Tien Shan
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Xinjiang Tianshan
linked to: Tien Shan

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Asia containsMountainRange Tien Shan
Eurasian Plate formsFeature Tien Shan Mountains
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Central Asia hasMajorMountainRange Tian Shan
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Jengish Chokusu locatedIn Tien Shan
subject linked to: Tien Shan
Tien Shan hasPeak Khan Tengri
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Khan Tengri locatedIn Tien Shan
subject linked to: Tien Shan
Inylchek Glacier locatedIn Tien Shan
subject linked to: Tien Shan
Tien Shan UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Xinjiang Tianshan
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Xinjiang Tianshan partOf Tien Shan
subject linked to: Tien Shan
Silk Road routes passesThrough Tien Shan
Kyrgyzstan mountainRange Tian Shan
linked to: Tien Shan
Tarim Basin borderedBy Tian Shan
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Xinjiang containsMountainRange Tian Shan
linked to: Tien Shan
Syr Darya sourceRegion Tian Shan
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Western China hasMountainRange Tianshan Mountains
linked to: Tien Shan
Almaty locatedInMountainRange Trans-Ili Alatau
linked to: Tien Shan
Almaty locatedInMountainSystem Tian Shan
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Issyk-Kul surroundedBy Tian Shan mountains
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Jengish Chokusu mountainRange Tian Shan
linked to: Tien Shan
Jengish Chokusu isHighestPointOf Tian Shan
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Pik Pobedy locatedInMountainRange Tian Shan
linked to: Tien Shan
Pik Pobedy mountainRangeHighestPointOf Tian Shan
linked to: Tien Shan
Pik Pobedy relativeLocation eastern Tian Shan
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Ferghana Valley partOf Tien Shan region
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Ferghana Valley borderedBy Tien Shan mountains
linked to: Tien Shan
Inylchek Glacier locatedIn Tien Shan
Inylchek Glacier locatedInMountainRange Central Tien Shan
linked to: Tien Shan
Celestial Mountains alternateName Tian Shan
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East Asian mountain system hasMajorRange Tian Shan
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Dzungarian Basin boundedBy Tian Shan
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Dzungarian Basin separatedBy Tian Shan
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Kashgar locatedNear Tian Shan Mountains
linked to: Tien Shan
Alay Mountains near Tien Shan Mountains
linked to: Tien Shan
Ili River sourceLocation Tian Shan
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Naryn River sourceLocation Tien Shan mountains
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Turpan Depression near Tianshan Mountains
linked to: Tien Shan
Siberian ibex nativeTo Tien Shan Mountains
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Taklamakan Desert locatedBetween Tian Shan
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Vakhsh River sourceRegion Tian Shan
linked to: Tien Shan
Aksu near Tianshan Mountains
linked to: Tien Shan
Urumqi locatedNear Tianshan Mountains
linked to: Tien Shan
Northwest China hasMountainRange Tianshan Mountains
linked to: Tien Shan
Bosten Lake locatedEastOf Tianshan Mountains
linked to: Tien Shan
Aral Sea Basin containsMountainRange Tian Shan
linked to: Tien Shan
سيحون منبعه جبال تيان شان
linked to: Tien Shan