Kyrgyzstan is a mountainous country, over three quarter of its surface area is 4,920 feet above sea level. The Tien-Shan mountains, at the Chinese border, are the highest, the Pobieda peak measures 24,400 feet above sea level. Two other mountain chains, Mount Fergana, in the centre of the country, and the Pamir mountains in the north give Kyrgyzstan a special relief, with snowy peaks and steep-sided valleys.