The name of which Central Asian mountain range where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan come together and where the mighty rivers Irtysh, Ob and Yenisei have their sources literally means 'mountains of gold' in Turkic?
Altai Mountains Altai Mountains The Altai Mountains (; also spelled Altay Mountains; , "Altay tuular"; , "Altai-yin niruɣu" (Chakhar) or , "Altain nuruu" (Khalkha); , "Altai’ tay’lary", ; , "Altajskije gory"; , , Xiao'erjing: ; ) are a mountain range in Central and East Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan come together, and are where the rivers Irtysh and Ob have their headwaters. The northwest end of the range is at 52° N and between 84° and 90° E (where it merges with the Sayan Mountains to the east), and extends southeast from there to about 45° N and 99° E,
Ob River Ob River The Ob River (), also Ob', is a major river in western Siberia, Russia, and is the world's seventh-longest river. It forms at the confluence of the Biya and Katun Rivers which have their origins in the Altay Mountains. It is the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean (the other two being the Yenisei River and the Lena River). The Gulf of Ob is the world's longest estuary. The internationally known name of the river is based on the Russian name "Обь" ("Obʹ"). Possibly from Proto-Indo-Iranian "*Hā́p-", "river, water" (compare Vedic