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The 16 pages that link to Tian Shan, each with the reason it gives.

• Tarim BasinRelated: Its southern slopes feed rivers entering the basin.

• Hexi CorridorRelated: Its northern routes offered a different passage between eastern China and Central Asia.

• Pamir MountainsRelated: Its western ranges approach the Pamirs, forming another part of the region’s mountain junction.

• Fergana ValleyRelated: Its ranges enclose the valley to the north and east and supply snowmelt.

• Plague of JustinianRelated: Ancient plague lineages from Central Asia inform hypotheses about the pandemic’s eastern source.

• DzungariaRelated: The Tian Shan divides Dzungaria from the Tarim Basin and its oases.

• Junggar BasinRelated: The Tian Shan forms the basin’s southern boundary.

• Ferghana ValleyRelated: The mountains ringing the valley, supplying the meltwater its irrigation depends on.

• Tarim RiverRelated: Snow and glacier melt from its slopes sustain major Tarim headwaters.

• TarazRelated: Mountain passes near Taraz helped channel movement between the steppe and inner Asia.

• ÜrümqiRelated: Ürümqi lies on the range’s northern slopes.