The Dzungarian Alatau (Mongolian: Зүүнгарын Алатау, Züüngaryn Alatau; Chinese: 阿拉套山; pinyin: Ālātào Shān; Kazakh: Жетісу Алатауы, Jetısu Alatauy; Russian: Джунгарский Алатау, Dzhungarskiy Alatau) is a mountain range that lies on the boundary of the Dzungaria region of China and the Zhetysu region of Kazakhstan.

They belong to the subgenera Rhizirideum, Allium and Melanocrommyum, and are distributed from the foothills to alpine belts.

This salamander is threatened by poaching for medical purposes or the pet trade, over grazing, and harmful fishing practices.

Tekeli can be accessed via public transport from Almaty's main bus station to Taldykurgan.

At the eastern end of the chain, near the China–Kazakhstan border, lies the Dzungarian Gate, a pass which for centuries was used as an invasion route by conquerors from Central Asia.