The Tannu-Ola mountains ( tyv, Таңды-Уула, ''Tañdı-Uula'', uniturk, Taᶇdь-Uula, – Tangdy-Uula mountains; mn, Тагнын нуруу, ''Tağnîn nurú'', , russian: Танну-Ола, ) is a mountain range in southern
Siberia, in the
Tuva Republic of
Russia. It extends in an east–west direction and curves along the
Mongolian border. Its highest peak reaches . The Tannu-ola mountains are mentioned in the 13th-century text ''
The Secret History of the Mongols'' under the name "Tanglu mountains" (唐麓), and also in the ''JāmiʿAl-tawārīkh'' of
Rashid-al-Din Hamadani (1247–1318) under the name "Toungat mountains" (تنغات). By the
Qing dynasty the name has been changed to Tangnu (唐努) mountains, from which the modern name is derived. All names are probably rooted in the old Turkic word ''taŋ'' - "wonder, awe, wondrous."
Geography
The northern slopes are part of the watershed of the
Yenisei River, facing the western
Sayan Mountains. The eastern end touches the large watershed of the
Selenge River
The Selenga or Selenge ( ; bua, Сэлэнгэ гол / Сэлэнгэ мүрэн, translit=Selenge gol / Selenge müren; russian: Селенга́, ) is a major river in Mongolia and Buryatia, Russia. Originating from its headwater tributaries, ...
in
Mongolia.
The foothills of the southern slopes cross into Mongolian territory. They form the northern limits of a large basin of
steppes that extends south to the Mongolian
Altay Mountains and includes the salt lake
Uvs Nuur
Uvs Lake ( mn, Увс нуур, Uws nuur, ; russian: Озеро Убсу-Нур, Ozero Ubsu-Nur; zh, 乌布苏湖, wū bù sū hú, pinyin: ''Wū Bù Sū hú'') is a highly saline lake in an endorheic basin—Uvs Nuur Basin in Mongolia with a s ...
. The western end is located near the northern Altay Mountains in the Russian
Altai Republic
The Altai Republic (; russian: Респу́блика Алта́й, Respublika Altay, ; Altai: , ''Altay Respublika''), also known as Gorno-Altai Republic, and colloquially, and primarily referred to in Russian to distinguish from the neighbour ...
.
["Tannu-Ola", Great Soviet Encyclopedia]
See also
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Tuva Depression
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Uvs Nuur Basin
Uvs Lake Basin (also Uvs Nuur Basin or Ubs Nuur Basin; mn, Увс нуурын хотгор, Uws nuuriin hotgor) is an endorheic basin located on the territorial border of Mongolia and Tuva, a republic of the Russian Federation. The basin is part ...
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Ubsunur Hollow Biosphere Reserve
Uvs Lake Basin (also Uvs Nuur Basin or Ubs Nuur Basin; mn, Увс нуурын хотгор, Uws nuuriin hotgor) is an endorheic basin located on the territorial border of Mongolia and Tuva, a republic of the Russian Federation. The basin is part ...
References
Mountain ranges of Russia
Mountain ranges of Mongolia
Landforms of Tuva
South Siberian Mountains
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