Helan Mountains

The Helan Mountains, frequently called Alashan Mountains in older sources, are an isolated desert mountain range forming the border of 's and .
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  • Type: Mountain range with an elevation of 2,343 metres
  • Description: mountain range in China
  • Also known as: “A-la-shan Shan”, “Ala Shan”, “Ho-lan Shan”, “Ho-lan Shan Shan-mo”, “Khrebet A-la Shan”, and “Neimengguhelanshan National Natural Reserve”

Helan Mountains

Latitude
38.85° or 38° 51′ north
Longitude
105.95° or 105° 57′ east
Elevation
2,343 metres (7,687 feet)
Open location code
8PC7RWXX+XX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5208526421
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­mountain_range
Geo­Names ID
1808552
Wiki­data ID
Q13770
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Venetian—“Helan Mountains” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ալաշան”
  • Armenian: “Ալաշանի լեռնաշղթա”
  • Armenian: “Խելանշան”
  • Armenian: “Ցզյալանշան”
  • Bulgarian: “Хълан”
  • Catalan: “Alashan”
  • Cebuano: “Helan Shan”
  • Chinese: “賀蘭山”
  • Chinese: “贺兰山”
  • Chinese: “阿拉善山”
  • Czech: “Che-lan-šan”
  • Danish: “Helanbjergene”
  • Dutch: “Helan Mountains”
  • Dutch: “Helangebergte”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبال حلان”
  • Esperanto: “Montaro Helan”
  • French: “Ala shan”
  • French: “Alaša aɣula”
  • French: “montagnes Helan”
  • French: “monts Helan”
  • French: “Monts Helan”
  • Georgian: “ხელანშანის ქედი”
  • German: “Helan Shan”
  • German: “Helan-Gebirge”
  • German: “Helangebirge”
  • German: “Helanshan”
  • German: “Holanschan”
  • Hebrew: “הרי חלאן”
  • Irish: “Sléibhte Helan”
  • Italian: “monti Helan”
  • Italian: “Monti Helan”
  • Japanese: “賀蘭山”
  • Japanese: “賀蘭山脈”
  • Kazakh: “Алашан жотасы”
  • Korean: “허란산맥”
  • Ladin: “Ciadëina de Helan”
  • Literary Chinese: “賀蘭山”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Helan Shan”
  • Norwegian: “Helan Shan”
  • Polish: “Helan Shan”
  • Russian: “Алашань”
  • Russian: “Хэланьшань”
  • Spanish: “Montañas Helan”
  • Swedish: “Helan Shan”
  • Swedish: “Helanbergen”
  • Turkish: “Alaşan Dağları”
  • Ukrainian: “Алашань”
  • Uzbek: “Alashan (togʻ)”
  • Uzbek: “Alashan”
  • Venetian: “Monti Helan”

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