This is a list of mountain ranges in Asia.
Name | Country | 'Approx. length (km) | Highest mountain | 'Max height (m) |
Hindu Raj | Pakistan | | Koyo Zom | 6,872 |
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 |
Chersky Range | Russia | 1,500 | Peak Pobeda | 3,003 |
Chukotka Mountains | Russia | 1,300 | Iskhodnaya | 1,843 |
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 |
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 |
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 | | 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] | | |
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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