Mountain

Khan Shatyr Mountain

Kazakhstan · Asia

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Khan Shatyr Mountain (also nicknamed Genghis Khan Mountain) is located in the Western spurs of the Zhetysu (Zhungar) Alatau, Kazakhstan, which were formed during the formation of the Alpine folding. The formation of the local terrain was also influenced by the processes of ancient and modern glaciation.

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