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Which ranges surround the Ili River valley?
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Tien Shan
The Tien Shan mountain range and the Takla Makan Desert.
The Ili River valley is situated between two major mountain ranges in Central Asia. It is bordered to the south by the Tien Shan range and to the north by the Borohoro (Poluokenu) Mountains. Both of these mountain systems are characterized by their significant elevation and run in a generally west-east direction.1