Kunlun Mountains

Also known as Kuen-Lun, Kuen-lun Mountains, Kunlun, Kunluns

mountain range in China

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The Kunlun Mountains are a major mountain range located in China. They are significant as one of the country's most important geographical features and have played an important role in Chinese geography and culture.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: mountain range
Part of: Alpide belt
Country: China
Continent: Asia
Elevation: 7167
Shares border with: Tibetan Plateau
Highest point: Liushi Shan
Image: Tibet Karte Topograpisch.png
Length: 3000

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described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
Commons category: Kunlun Mountains
topic's main category: Category:Kunlun Mountains
time period: Carboniferous
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
native label: 昆仑山

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Encyclopedic overview

Tibetan name Tibetan ཁུ་ནུ་རི་རྒྱུད

Mongolian name Mongolian CyrillicХөндлөн Уул

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