Alay Mountains
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The Alay Mountains are a major mountain range in Central Asia, forming part of the Pamir-Alay system and stretching across Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan with high peaks and glaciated terrain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alay Mountains canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ |
| biodiversity | Central Asian mountain flora and fauna ⓘ |
| borderRegionOf |
Kyrgyzstan
ⓘ
Tajikistan ⓘ |
| climate |
cold high‑mountain climate
ⓘ
continental ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Kyrgyzstan
ⓘ
Tajikistan ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Amu Darya
ⓘ
surface form:
Amu Darya basin
Syr Darya ⓘ
surface form:
Syr Darya basin
|
| extendsAcross |
Kyrgyzstan
ⓘ
Tajikistan ⓘ |
| geology |
folded sedimentary rocks
ⓘ
igneous intrusions ⓘ metamorphic rocks ⓘ |
| glaciation | present ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
alpine meadows
ⓘ
montane steppe ⓘ subalpine grasslands ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
glaciers
ⓘ
high peaks ⓘ |
| hasPass |
Kyzylart Pass
ⓘ
Taldyk Pass ⓘ |
| hasTerrain |
glaciated terrain
ⓘ
high mountains ⓘ |
| hasValley | Alay Valley ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole | source of mountain rivers ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
Kyrgyz
ⓘ
Tajik ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Badakhshan ⓘ
surface form:
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
Osh Region ⓘ |
| mountainSystem |
Pamir-Alay mountain system
ⓘ
surface form:
Pamir-Alay
|
| near |
Pamir Mountains
ⓘ
Tien Shan ⓘ
surface form:
Tien Shan Mountains
|
| orientation | west–east ⓘ |
| orogeny | Alpine orogeny ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pamir-Alay mountain system
ⓘ
surface form:
Alay–Pamir mountain region
Inner Asia mountain systems ⓘ Pamir-Alay mountain system ⓘ |
| region |
Pamir-Alay mountain system
ⓘ
surface form:
Tien Shan–Pamir transition zone
|
| separates | Fergana Valley from the Alay Valley ⓘ |
| snowCover | permanent at highest elevations ⓘ |
| usedFor |
mountaineering
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ trekking ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.