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Tarbagatai
Highest point
Coordinates	47°11′18″N 82°27′59″E / 47.18833°N 82.46639°E / 47.18833; 82.46639
Geography
TarbagataiLocation in Kazakhstan (on the border with China)
Location	China–Kazakhstan border
Countries	China Kazakhstan

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.

An eastern extension of the Tarbagatai is the Saur Mountains.

Drainage

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 the Emil River, flow into the Emin Valley, part of the endorheic Balkhash-Alakol Basin; they are an important source of water for several counties of Tacheng (Tarbagatay) Prefecture in China. The Urzhar has its sources in the range.

References

1. Ognev, S.I. (1963). Mammals of Eastern Europe and Northern Asia: Rodents. Mammals of Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. Israel Program for Scientific Translations. p. 250. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

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