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Tien Shan
The Tien Shan mountain range and the Takla Makan Desert.
The Tien Shan, a major mountain system in Central Asia, is primarily located along the border between China and Kyrgyzstan. Stretching approximately 1,500 miles (2,500 km), the system also extends into Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, where its ranges connect with the Pamirs and the Alay and Hisor mountains.12
The system is bounded by several significant geographical features:
* North: The Junggar Basin and the plains of southern Kazakhstan.1
* Southeast: The Tarim Basin.1
* Southwest: The valleys of the Alay, Surkhandarya, and Hisor rivers.1
The Tien Shan covers a total area of about 386,000 square miles (1,000,000 square km), with its highest peaks forming a central mountain knot that includes Victory Peak and Khan Tängiri Peak.12