Tianshan Mountains

Asian mountain range separating northwest China from Central Asia and Russia
Place mountain_range Q5474
Tianshan Mountains
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Tianshan Mountains

Summary

Tianshan Mountains is a mountain range[1]. It ranks in the top 0.93% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (855 views/month, #26 of 2,807).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tianshan Mountains is located in Kyrgyzstan[3].
  • Tianshan Mountains is located in Kazakhstan[4].
  • Tianshan Mountains is located in People's Republic of China[5].
  • Tianshan Mountains is in the country of Kyrgyzstan[6].
  • Tianshan Mountains is in the country of Kazakhstan[7].
  • Tianshan Mountains is in the country of People's Republic of China[8].
  • Tianshan Mountains is in the country of Uzbekistan[9].
  • Tianshan Mountains's image is recorded as Tien shan sat.jpg[10].
  • Tianshan Mountains's continent is recorded as Asia[11].
  • Tianshan Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range[12].
  • Tianshan Mountains's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 239483485[13].
  • Tianshan Mountains's GND ID is recorded as 4106333-8[14].
  • Tianshan Mountains's locator map image is recorded as Altai, Tienschan-Orte.png[15].
  • Tianshan Mountains's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85135294[16].
  • Tianshan Mountains's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12480558g[17].
  • Tianshan Mountains's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00642031[18].
  • Tianshan Mountains's Commons category is recorded as Tian Shan[19].
  • Tianshan Mountains's highest point is recorded as Jengish Chokusu[20].
  • Tianshan Mountains's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.0375, 'lon': 80.125277777778}[21].
  • Tianshan Mountains's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01ff84[22].
  • Tianshan Mountains's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge310940[23].
  • Tianshan Mountains's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tian Shan[24].
  • Tianshan Mountains's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 000760412[25].
  • Tianshan Mountains's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0065980[26].
  • Tianshan Mountains's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

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Geography

Country listings include Kyrgyzstan[6], a sovereign state[28], in Kyrgyzstan[29], founded in 1991[30]; Kazakhstan[7], a sovereign state[31], in Kazakhstan[32], founded in 1991[33]; People's Republic of China[8], a sovereign state[34], in People's Republic of China[35], founded in 1949[36]; and Uzbekistan[9], a sovereign state[37], in Uzbekistan[38], founded in 1991[39]. Located in include Kyrgyzstan[3], a sovereign state[40], in Kyrgyzstan[41], founded in 1991[42]; Kazakhstan[4], a sovereign state[43], in Kazakhstan[44], founded in 1991[45]; and People's Republic of China[5], a sovereign state[46], in People's Republic of China[47], founded in 1949[48]. Tianshan Mountains's continent is recorded as Asia[11].

Physical Characteristics

Tianshan Mountains's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+7439'}[49]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2500'}[50].

Designation and Status

Tianshan Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Tianshan Mountains include Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport[51], an international airport[52], in People's Republic of China[53]; Tienshanosaurus[54], a fossil taxon[55]; and tienshanite[56], a mineral species[57].

Why It Matters

Tianshan Mountains ranks in the top 0.93% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (855 views/month, #26 of 2,807).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

Entities named for it include Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport[51], an international airport[52], in People's Republic of China[53]; Tienshanosaurus[54], a fossil taxon[55]; and tienshanite[56], a mineral species[57].

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  3. [56] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  25. [57] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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