Tien Shan

Also Tian Shan

[tyen shahn]

noun

1. the Tien Shan, a mountain range in central Asia, in China and Kirghizia. Highest peak, Pobeda Peak, 24,406 feet (7,439 meters).

Tien Shan

/ ˈtjɛnˈʃɑːn /

noun

1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for the Tian Shan

Example Sentences

Vegetation influences sediment transport especially in the Eastern Tibetan Plateau and Tien Shan.

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Nestled in the Tien Shan mountains, the largest east to west mountain range on Earth, merchants from all over Europe and Asia would travel to Tashbulak and Tugunbulak to hawk their wares.

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A general view shows a sewage treatment station at the Kumtor open pit gold mine at an altitude of about 4,000 meters above sea level in the Tien Shan mountains, Kyrgyzstan, May 28, 2021.

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The Dungans’ escape route went through the Tien Shan mountains in deep winter; many died on the snowy passes.

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It is an extremely important natural complex for the conservation of West Tien Shan biodiversity.

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