Tarbagatai Mountains
The Tarbagatai Mountains ; ; Тарбағатай жотасы, Tarbaǵataı jotasy) are a range of mountains located in the north-western parts of Xinjiang, China, and East Kazakhstan. The name of the mountain derived from Mongolian word: in Traditional Mongolian alphabet: ᠲᠠᠷᠪᠠᠭᠠ with suffix ᠲᠠᠢ.
Many Tarbagan marmot live in this mountain range. (Their name does not have a direct translation from the English in Mongolian, as it would mean marmot's marmot.
An eastern extension of the Tarbagatai is the Saur Range.Drainage
As it is common for mountain ranges, there is more precipitation in the Tarbagatai mountains than in the adjacent flatlands. The mountains are thus an important watershed. Streams from the northern slopes of the Tarbagatai flow into Lake Zaysan, which eventually drains into the Arctic Ocean. The streams of the southern slope, many of which merge into the Emil River, flow into the Emin Valley ; they are an important source of water for several counties of Tacheng Prefecture in China.
