Tian Shan
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The Tian Shan, also known as the Tengri Tagh or Tengir-Too, is a large system of mountain ranges in Central Asia. The highest peak is Jengish Chokusu at 7,439 metres high and located in Kyrgyzstan. It
Snow-covered peaks of central Tian Shan behind alpine meadows, with Nansen Peak (c. 5,697 m (18,691 ft)) in the middle
Tian Shan with the ancient Silk Road
Tian Shan as viewed from the Karakol valley (Issyk-Kul Region, Kyrgyzstan)
Snow-capped peaks of the Tian Shan seen from an Issyk Kul Lake beach
Jengish Chokusu
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The Jengish Chokusu is the highest mountain in the Tian Shan mountain system in Central Asia at 7,439 metres. It lies on the China–Kyrgyzstan border between the Ak-Suu District in the Issyk-Kul Region
Tian Shan
…The Tian Shan, also known as the Tengri Tagh or Tengir-Too, is a large system of mountain ranges in Central Asia. The highest peak is Jengish Chokusu at 7,439 metres (24,406 ft) high and located in Kyrgyzstan. Its lowest point is at the Turpan Depression, which is 154 m (505 ft) below sea level. The…
Jengish Chokusu, view from base camp on Engilchek Glacier, Kyrgyzstan
Jengish Chokusu (Pobeda Peak) on a Kyrgyzstan stamp'. (Note that the image of the peak is mirrored on the stamp.)
Peak seen in 1987. Photo by Jaan Künnap.