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Khan-Tengri (“Lord of the Spirits”) is considered one of the most beautiful peaks of the central Tien-Shan. A picture-perfect pointed pyramid, it can be seen from almost everyone. The mountain has long been wreathed in legend.
It is still called Tengritau (God's mountain) and Kantau (the bloody mountain), from the glow of the peak at sunset. This famous peak is the highest point in Kazakhstan (7 014 m) and the most northerly 7,000er in the world.
The mountain sits on the border of three states – China, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. The summit of Khan-Tengri is difficult to reach and therefore extremely interesting to both mountaineers and lovers of adventure holidays. The northern part of the mountain is situated in Kazakhstan. The dream of many mountaineers is to climb the north face of Khan-Tengri.
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