Alatau
Alatau, known in Kyrgyzstan as Ala-Too, is a generic name for a number of mountain ranges in Central Asia and southern Siberia, characterised by interleaving areas of vegetation, scattered rocks and snows.
Notable mountain ranges that share the name include:
- Kuznetsk Alatau – a mountain range in southern Siberia, Russia
- Several ranges of the Tian Shan
- * Dzungarian Alatau – a mountain range in the northern Tian Shan, in Kazakhstan and northwestern China
- * Kungoy Ala-Too – a mountain range in the western Tian Shan, in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
- * Kyrgyz Ala-Too – a mountain range in the western Tian Shan, in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
- * Talas Ala-Too – a mountain range in the western Tian Shan, in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
- * Terskey Ala-Too – in the southern Tian Shan, in Kyrgyzstan
- * Trans-Ili Alatau – in the western Tian Shan, in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan