Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography/Casii Montes

​ CA′SII MONTES (τὰ Κάσια ὄρη: Khara M.), a range of mountains in the E. of Central Asia, being a continuation of the Ascatancas range, and forming part of the S. boundary of Scythia extra Imaum and of Serica. The range intersects the great desert of Gobi in a line from W. to E. Ptolemy places the W. extremity of the chain in 152° long, and 44° lat, and its E. extremity in 171° long. and 40° lat It contained the N. source of the river Bautis. (Ptol. vi. 15. §2, 16. §§ 3, 5.)

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