Alatau

Mountains of Kyungei Alatoo seen from Koshkol, Kyrgyzstan

Alatau or Ala-Too (Kazakh: Алатау, Turkish: Аladağ, Kyrgyz: Ала-Тоо, Russian: Алатау) is a generic name for a number of mountain ranges in Central Asia, characterized by interleaving areas of vegetation, scattered rocks and snows. The Alatau Mountains are located in the South East of Kazakhstan

• Kuznetsk Alatau Mountains in south-central Siberia, Russia
• Several ranges of the Tien Shan
  • Dzungarian Alatau, Kazakhstan/China
  • Terskey Alatau, Kyrgyzstan
  • Kungey Alatau
  • Trans-Ili Alatau, Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan
  • Talas Alatau, Kyrgyzstan/Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan
  • Kyrgyz Alatau, North Tien Shan

The name Alatau has been given to:

• Alatau, Kazakhstan, a settlement in Kazakhstan.
• Ala-Too Square, the main square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
• Alatau Sports Palace
• Alatau cattle, a breed of cattle from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
• Aladağ, Turkey, a name of an area at Taurus mountains, inhabited by Yörük Turcomans in Central Anatolia, Turkey.