Trans-Alai

Trans-Alai

(trăns-älī`, trănz–), mountain range, central Asia, a part of the Pamir-Alai mountain system. The Trans-Alai extends 155 mi (249 km) W from China to form the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. It rises to 23,382 ft (7,127 m) in Lenin Peak (also called Ibn Sina Peak and Kuh-i-Gamo).