Alatau

Alatau (Russian: Алатау; Kazakh: Алатау), Alatoo (Kyrgyz: Алатоо), Alatagh or Alatag (Turkish: Аladağ) is a generic name for a number of mountain ranges in Central Asia, characterized by interleaving areas of vegetation, scattered rocks and snows.

Notable mountain ranges that share the name include:

Kuznetsk Alatau, a mountain range in South Siberia, Russia
Several ranges of the Tian Shan
- Dzungarian Alatau, North Tian Shan, Kazakhstan/China
- Kungoy Ala-Too, West Tian Shan, Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan
- Kyrgyz Ala-Too, West Tian Shan, Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan
- Talas Ala-Too, West Tian Shan, Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan/Uzbekistan
- Terskey Alatoo, South Tian Shan, Kyrgyzstan
- Trans-Ili Alatau, West Tian Shan, Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan

See also