A report on Tian Shan

Tian Shan Mountains from space, October 1997, with Issyk-Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan at the northern end
Tian Shan with the ancient silk road
Kyrgyzstan (borders marked in red) The indentation on the west is the Fergana Valley
Map of Tian Shan.
In the Karakol valley (Issyk-Kul Region, Kyrgyzstan)
Snow-capped peaks of the Tian Shan seen from an Issyk Kul Lake beach
Koldeneng Valley in Ili Prefecture

Large system of mountain ranges located in Central Asia.

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Tian Shan Mountains from space, October 1997, with Issyk-Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan at the northern end

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Tianchi Lake on the northern side of the Bogda Shan range

Bogda Shan

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Tianchi Lake on the northern side of the Bogda Shan range
Map including Bogda Shan (labeled as PO-KO-TA SHAN) from the International Map of the World (1975)

The Bogda Shan (Богд Уул, Bogd Uul; ) range is part of the Eastern Tian Shan mountains and located in Xinjiang, some 60 km east of Ürümqi.

The ancient silk road showing the general location of the pass

Torugart Pass

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The ancient silk road showing the general location of the pass
Map of the region including the Torugart Pass (unlabelled; roads can be seen) (AMS, 1948)
Map of the region including the Torugart Pass (unlabelled; roads can be seen) (DMA, 1985)
A ticket office at Bishkek's West Bus Terminal informs passengers about the schedule and route of the Bishkek-Artush-Kashgar bus traveling via Torugart Pass

Torugart Pass (Торугарт ашуусу; Перевал Торугарт) is a mountain pass in the Tian Shan mountain range near the border between the Naryn Region of Kyrgyzstan and the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China.

Bishkek

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Capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan.

Capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan.

Frunze statue near the railway station
Map including Bishkek (labelled as Frunze) (AMS, 1948)
Russian Orthodox cathedral of the Holy Resurrection
Dordoy Bazaar
A typical Bishkek passenger van passes by the East Bus Terminal
The electronic board in the main hall of Bishkek-2, the main train station, shows Bishkek and Moscow time
Bishkek-2 railway station

Bishkek is situated at an altitude of about 800 m, just off the northern fringe of the Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range, an extension of the Tian Shan mountain range.

Southern shore of Issyk-Kul, 2005

Issyk-Kul

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Southern shore of Issyk-Kul, 2005
Issyk kul Lake
Nestorian tombstone with inscriptions in Uyghur, found in Issyk-Kul, dated 1312
Beach at Koshkol'
Mountains near Issyk-Kul
Issyk-Kul at sundown (August 2002)

Issyk-Kul (also Ysyk-Köl, Ысык-Көл, ) is an endorheic lake (i.e., without outflow) in the Northern Tian Shan mountains in Eastern Kyrgyzstan.

Crossing the Tarim River on Tarim Desert Highway (June, 2012)

Tarim River

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Endorheic river in Xinjiang, China.

Endorheic river in Xinjiang, China.

Crossing the Tarim River on Tarim Desert Highway (June, 2012)

It is the principal river of the Tarim Basin, a desert region of Central Asia between the Tian Shan and Kunlun Mountains.

Hami

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Prefecture-level city in Eastern Xinjiang, China.

Prefecture-level city in Eastern Xinjiang, China.

"Camul" (Kumul) shown in the middle or Asia, halfway between "Samarchand" and "Cataio", on a 1570 map by Abraham Ortelius
Map of Hami (labeled as HA-MI) and surrounding region from the International Map of the World (1975)
Hami Railway Station
Hami Airport

Xuanzang visited the oasis town, famous for its melons, the first of a string of oases supplied by the Tian Shan Mountains.

Borohoro Mountains

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The Borohoro Mountains (Борохоро жотасы, Borohoro jotasy) is one of the major ranges of the Tian Shan mountain system.

Trans-Ili Alatau

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Ile Alatau (Ile Alatauy, Іле Алатауы), also spelt as Trans-Ili Alatau, is a part of the Northern Tian Shan mountain system (ancient Mount Imeon) in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range

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The Kyrgyz Ala-Too (Кыргыз Ала-Тоосу, ; Қырғыз Алатауы) also known as Kyrgyz Alatau, Kyrgyz Range, and Alexander Range (until 1933) is a large range in the North Tien-Shan.

Detailed map of Kyrgyzstan

Geography of Kyrgyzstan

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Landlocked nation in Central Asia, west of the People's Republic of China.

Landlocked nation in Central Asia, west of the People's Republic of China.

Detailed map of Kyrgyzstan
This MODIS true-color image shows portions of Kazakhstan (top) and Kyrgyzstan at the bottom. The lake at the top of the image is Lake Balkash.
Topography
Kyrgyzstan map of Köppen climate classification
Alamedin River does not carry a lot of water in September
Low-cost water management in Tamchy, Issyk Kul Region
Pallas cat, the famous wild cat of Kyrgyzstan, celebrated on a postage stamp
Tamchy Bay on Lake Issyk Kul
Wetlands along the shore of Lake Issyk Kul near Tamchy

The terrain of Kyrgyzstan is dominated by the Tian Shan and Pamir mountain systems, which together occupy about 65% of the national territory.