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Tian Shan
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Tian Shan  (tyän shän) or Tien Shan (tyn)
A mountain range of central Asia extending about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) east-northeast through Kyrgyzstan, southeast Kazakhstan, and northwest China. It rises to 7,443.8 m (24,406 ft) at Pobeda Peak.
Tian Shan, Tien Shan [ˈtjɛnˈʃɑːn]
n
(Placename) a great mountain system of central Asia, in Kyrgyzstan and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of W China, extending for about 2500 km (1500 miles). Highest peak: Pobeda Peak, 7439 m (24 406 ft.) Russian name Tyan-Shan
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8 magnitude earthquake in northwest China, with an epicentre close to Kyrgyzstan in the foothills of the Tian Shan mountains, claimed 268 lives and razed 20,000 houses.
Seventy-two dead as Kyrgyzstan quake razes village by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
8 magnitude earthquake in northwest China, with an epicentre close to Kyrgyzstan in the foothills of the Tian Shan mountains, claimed 268 lives and razed 20,000 houses.
Seventy-two dead as Kyrgyzstan quake razes village by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Bill said: "The route takes me through scorching hot deserts in Turkmenistan, along valleys in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, then climbs sharply upwards in Kyrgyzstan and over the Tian Shan Mountains into China.
BILL'S LIFE CYCLE; BIKE RIDE AROUND THE WORLD FOR METRO MAN - PART TWO by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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