Dzungarian Alatau
The Dzungarian Gate (; "Jetisý qaqpasy" or Жоңғар қақпасы "Jońǵar qaqpasy") is a straight valley which penetrates the Dzungarian Alatau mountain range along the border between Kazakhstan and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It currently serves as a railway corridor between China and the west. Historically, it has been noted as a convenient pass suitable for riders on horseback between the western Eurasian steppe and lands further east, and for its fierce and almost constant winds.