Argu Tagh

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'''Argu Tagh''' ([[Turkic languages|Turkic]] ''Argu Tag'' and ''Kumysh Tag'' meaning "Silver Mountains", [[Chinese language|Chinese]] ''Qinling'' meaning "Onion Mountains") is a mountain range separating the [[Turan Depression]] from the [[Xinjiang]] region of China. The Argu Tagh range is a northern extension of [[Kunlun Mountains]], it continues northeast to the basin of [[Yili River]], northwest beyond the [[Balkhash Lake]], westward and northeast from [[Kashgar]], stretching along the southern edge of the [[Tarim Basin]], and forming the southern edge of the [[Taklamakan Desert]]. As "Onion Mountains", the Argu Tagh range was frequently mentioned in the [[Twenty-Four Histories|Chinese Annals]] starting in the 2nd century BC,<ref>[[Nikita Bichurin|Bichurin N.Ya.]] ''"Statistical Description of Chinese Empire"'', Moscow, Eastern House, 2002, p. 312, (1st print 1842), ISBN 5-89737-100-8, ''In Russian''</ref> played a prominent role in the routes of the ancient [[Silk Road]], and was a theater of many historical military and political events.

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Küngöy Ala-Too Range

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| name = Kyungey Ala-Too
| native_name = Күңгөй Ала-Тоо in Kyrgyz
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| etymology = in Kyrgyz and Kazakh meaning "adret mottled mountains"

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| photo_caption = Kyungey Ala-Too near Bostery village
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| highest = [[Chok-Tal Peak]]
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The '''Küngöy Ala-Too''' ({{lang-ky|Күңгөй Ала-Тоо}}, {{IPA|[küŋgöj alatoː]}}), also spelled Kyungei Alatoo, Kungey Ala-Too, and Kungey Alatau, is a range in the North [[Tien-Shan]]. Its length is about 280 km and it stretches from [[Boom Gorge]] to Kegen - Karkyrin valley. The highest point of the range is [[Peak Chok Tal]] (4770 m).<ref name="encyc">{{cite book|script-title=ru:Иссык-Куль.Нарын:Энциклопедия|trans_title=Encyclopedia of Issyk-Kul and Naryn Oblast|first=|last=|publisher=Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Encyclopedia|language=Russian|location=Bishkek |year=1991|isbn=5-89750-009-6|pages=512}}</ref>

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