Tian Shan

The At-Bashy range rises in the southern inner Tian Shan, above the valleys of the Naryn country. Snow-covered ridges and high passes separate the mountain basins from one another, while short streams descend toward the larger rivers. The high ground supports summer pasture below the bare crests. To the west the mountain system falls toward Fergana; to the east and south lie further ranges and the routes toward the lands beyond the Tian Shan.