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This is a list of
mountain ranges in Asia.
Lists
Name
|
Country
|
'Approx. length (km)
|
Highest mountain
|
'Max height (m)
|
Al Hajar Mountains |
Oman,
United Arab Emirates |
500 |
Jebel Shams |
3,009
[1]
|
Alagalla Mountain Range (Potato Range) |
Sri Lanka |
|
|
1,140
|
Alay Mountains (Alai Mountains) |
Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan |
350 |
Pik Tandykul |
5,544
|
Alborz |
Iran |
900
[2] |
Damavand |
5,625
[3]
|
Altai Mountains |
Russia,
China,
Mongolia,
Kazakhstan |
2,000 |
Belukha |
4,506
|
Annamite Range |
Laos,
Viet Nam |
1,100 |
Phou Bia |
2,819
|
Anti-Lebanon |
Lebanon,
Syria |
150 |
Mount Hermon |
2,814
|
Mount Apo |
Mindanao,
Philippines |
|
Mount Apo |
2,954
|
Aravalli Range |
India |
692 |
Guru Shikhar |
1,722
|
Asir Mountains |
Saudi Arabia,
Yemen |
|
Jabal Sawda |
3,000 approx.
|
Barisan Mountains |
Indonesia |
1,700 |
Mount Kerinci |
3,800
|
Caraballo Mountains |
Philippines |
|
|
1,588
|
Cardamom Mountains (Krâvanh Mountains) |
Cambodia,
Thailand |
300 |
Phnom Aural |
1,813
|
Caucasus Mountains |
Russia,
Georgia,
Azerbaijan,
Armenia,
Turkey |
1,100 |
Mount Elbrus |
5,642
|
Central Mountain Range (Taiwan Mountains) |
Taiwan |
|
Xiuguluan Mountain |
3,860
|
Chukotka Mountains |
Russia |
1,300 |
Iskhodnaya |
1,843
|
Chersky Range |
Russia |
1,500 |
Peak Pobeda |
3,003
|
Chagai Hills |
Pakistan |
130 |
Malik Naru |
2,412
|
Cordillera Central |
Philippines |
|
Mount Pulag |
2,922
|
Crocker Mountains |
Malaysia |
|
Mount Kinabalu |
4,095
|
Dzhugdzhur Mountains |
Russia |
700 |
Mount Topko |
1,906
|
Eastern Ghats |
India |
|
Arma Konda
[4] |
1,680
|
Galyat |
Pakistan |
|
Miranjani |
2,992
|
Haraz Mountains |
Yemen |
|
|
|
Hijaz Mountains |
Saudi Arabia |
|
Jabal Werqaan |
2,393
|
Himalaya |
Nepal,
Bhutan,
China,
India,
Pakistan |
2,400 |
Mount Everest |
8,848
|
Hindu Kush |
Afghanistan,
Pakistan |
800 |
Tirich Mir |
7,708
|
Hindu Raj |
Pakistan |
|
Koyo Zom |
6,872
|
Japanese Alps *
Hida Mountains *
Kiso Mountains *
Akaishi Mountains |
Japan |
105 65 120 |
Mount Hotaka
Mount Kisokoma
Mount Kita |
3,190 2,956 3,193
|
Kabir Kuh |
Iran,
Iraq |
175 |
Kan Seifi |
3,050
|
Karakoram |
Pakistan,
China,
India |
500 |
K2 |
8,611
|
Khibiny Mountains (Khibinsky Mountains) |
Russia |
|
Yudychvumchorr |
1,201
|
Khingan Mountains (Greater Khingan) |
China |
1,200 |
|
2,035
|
Kitanglad Mountain Range |
Philippines |
|
Mount Dulang-dulang |
2,941
|
Kirthar Mountains |
Pakistan |
310 |
Zardak Peak |
2,151
|
Knuckles Mountain Range (Dumbara) |
Sri Lanka |
|
|
1,863
[5]
|
Kolyma Mountains (Gydan Mountains) |
Russia |
1,300 |
Gora Nevskaya |
1,828
|
Koryak Mountains |
Russia |
880 |
Mount Ledianaia |
2,562
[6]
|
Kunlun Mountains |
China (
Tibet) |
3,000 |
Liushi Shan |
7,167
|
Kuray Mountains |
Russia |
|
|
3,446
[7]
|
Lower Himalayan Range (Lesser Himalaya, Mahabharat Range) |
India,
Nepal,
Bhutan |
2,400
[8] |
|
|
Margalla Hills |
Pakistan |
|
Tilla Charouni |
1,604
|
Mount Carmel |
Israel |
39 |
|
525
|
Mount Lebanon |
Lebanon |
180 |
|
3090
|
Pamir Mountains |
Tajikistan,
Kyrgyzstan,
Afghanistan,
China |
|
Kongur Tagh |
7,649
|
Pontic Mountains |
Turkey |
1,000 |
Mount Kaçkar |
3,937
|
Salt Range |
Pakistan |
175
[9] |
Sakesar |
1,522
|
Sayan Mountains |
Russia,
Mongolia |
1,500 |
Mönkh Saridag |
3,492
|
Sierra Madre |
Philippines |
680 |
Mount Guiwan |
1,915
|
Sikhote-Alin |
Russia |
900 |
Tordoki Yani |
2,090
|
Siwalik Range (Churia Hills, Sub-himalaya, Outer Himalaya) |
India,
Nepal,
Bhutan |
2,400
[10] |
|
|
Spīn Ghar (Safed Koh) |
Afghanistan,
Pakistan |
160
[11] |
Mount Sikaram |
4,761
|
Stanovoi Range |
Russia |
900 |
|
2,460
[12]
|
Sulaiman Mountains |
Pakistan,
Afghanistan,
Iran |
483
[13] |
Loe Nekan |
3,578
|
Taurus Mountains |
Turkey |
1,500
[14] |
Mount Ararat |
5,137
[15]
|
Tian Shan (Celestial Mountains) |
China,
Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan |
2,900 |
Jengish Chokosu |
7,439
|
Titiwangsa Mountains |
Malaysia |
480 |
Gunung Korbu |
2,183
|
Toba Kakar Range |
Afghanistan,
Pakistan |
360
[16] |
Takht-i-Sulaiman
[17] |
3,449
[18]
|
Ural Mountains |
Russia |
2,500 |
Mount Narodnaya |
1,895
|
Verkhoyansk Range |
Russia |
1,100 |
Mus-Khaya |
2,959
|
Western Ghats |
India |
1,600 |
Anamudi |
2,695
|
Zagros Mountains |
Iran,
Iraq |
1,800
[14] |
Qash-Mastan (
Dena) |
4,409
|
Zambales Mountains |
Philippines |
180 |
Mount Tapulao |
2,037
|
Zamboanga Cordilleras |
Philippines |
|
Mount Timolan |
1,137
|
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