Kungey Alatau

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Kungey Alatau is a mountain range in the northern Tien Shan, forming part of the border between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan and known for its high peaks and proximity to Lake Issyk-Kul.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kungey Alatau mountains 2
Kungey Alatau canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain range
continent Asia
country Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
drainageTo Chu River
surface form: Chu River basin

Issyk-Kul
surface form: Lake Issyk-Kul basin
formsBorderBetween Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
geology mainly composed of crystalline rocks
hasActivity mountaineering
ski touring
trekking
hasBiodiversity habitat for alpine flora and fauna
hasClimate continental climate
hasEcosystem coniferous forest
mountain steppe
hasFeature alpine meadows
glaciated peaks
river valleys
steep northern slopes
hasHydrologicalRole source of mountain streams
hasScenicViewOf Issyk-Kul
surface form: Lake Issyk-Kul
hasSnowCover persistent at high elevations
hasUse pasture land in summer
hasVegetationZone alpine zone
montane forest
subalpine zone
isPartOfTourismRegion Issyk-Kul tourism area
knownFor high peaks
proximity to Lake Issyk-Kul
languageOfToponym Kazakh language
surface form: Kazakh

Kyrgyz
locatedEastOf Almaty
locatedIn Central Asia
locatedNear Issyk-Kul
surface form: Lake Issyk-Kul
locatedOnNorthernShoreOf Issyk-Kul
surface form: Lake Issyk-Kul
mountainSystem Tien Shan
orientation east–west
partOf Tien Shan
surface form: Northern Tien Shan

Tien Shan
partOfBorderRegion Kazakhstan–Kyrgyzstan border
rangeType folded mountains
region Almaty Region
Issyk-Kul Region
separates Lake Issyk-Kul basin from northern plains

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Issyk-Kul hasNearbyMountainRange Kungey Alatau
Balykchy locatedNear Kungey Alatau
this entity surface form: Kungey Alatau mountains
Cholpon-Ata locatedNear Kungey Alatau
this entity surface form: Kungey Alatau mountains