The Tarbagatai Mountains are a mountain range straddling the China–Kazakhstan border , located in northwestern Xinjiang , China , and the Abai Region of East Kazakhstan . The name of the mountain derived from the Mongolian word tarvaga , meaning " marmot ", with the suffix -tai , literally "to have" or "with". Tarbagan marmots live in this mountain range.
4-794: Tarbagatai , Tarbagatay or Tarvagatai may refer to: Tarbagatai Mountains in the north-western parts of Xinjiang, China and East Kazakhstan Tarvagatai, a sub-range of the Khangai massif, Khövsgöl Province , Mongolia Tarvagatai River , in the Teshig sum of Bulgan aimag in Mongolia Tacheng Prefecture or Tarbagatai, a prefecture in the Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang, China Tacheng , sometimes Tarbagatai, in northern Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang, China Tarbagatay, Russia ,
8-627: The Tarbagatai is the Saur Mountains . As is common for mountain ranges, there is more precipitation in the Tarbagatai mountains than in the adjacent flatlands. The mountains are thus an important watershed. Streams from the northern slopes of the Tarbagatai flow into Lake Zaysan , which eventually drains (via the Irtysh ) into the Arctic Ocean . The streams of the southern slope, many of which merge into
12-434: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tarbagatai&oldid=921018455 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Tarbagatai Mountains An eastern extension of
16-557: The name of several inhabited localities in Russia Tarbagatay District , a district of East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan See also [ edit ] Tarbagataysky District , a district of the Buryat Republic, Russia Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tarbagatai . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
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