The Dzungarian Alatau is a mountain range located on the border of Jetisu Oblast, a region in the southeast of Kazakhstan, formed in June 2022 by separating it from Almaty Oblast, and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China, between the Ili River and Lake Alakol.

The mountains are named for the nearby desert. The length of this picturesque range is about 450 km, the width varies from 50 to 90 km, the height – up to 4,622 m (Semenov-Tian-Shansky Peak). The Dzungarian Alatau on Google Maps. Photos by: Grigory Bedenko.

very picturesque mountains

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