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Tien Shan mountain range

Kyrgyz Ala Range of the Tien Shan

Tien Shan mountain range

Two people stand on a grassy shore overlooking Tien Lake, with forested slopes and snow-capped Po-ko-ta Mountains in the background, eastern Tien Shan, Xinjiang, China.

Physical map of Kyrgyzstan highlighting major mountain ranges such as the Tien Shan, peaks including Victory Peak and Lenin Peak, Lake Issyk-Kul, and surrounding countries: Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and China to the east. An inset locator map shows Kyrgyzstan's position within Asia.

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