Hisar Range

The Hisar Range,^[a] formerly the Gissar Range,^[b] is a mountain range in Central Asia, in the western part of the Pamir-Alay system, stretching over 200 km in the general east–west direction across the territory of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

Hisar Range
View of the Anzob Pass across the Hisar Range with the Zarafshan Range in the background
Highest point
Peak	Alpomish Peak
Elevation	4,668 m (15,315 ft)
Coordinates	38°55′N 68°15′E
Naming
Native name	Қаторкӯҳи Ҳисор (Tajik) Hisor timasi (Uzbek) Гиссарский хребет (Russian)
Geography
Location in Tajikistan
Countries	Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Parent range	Pamir Mountains

Geography

The Hisar Range lies south of the Zarafshon Range, extending north of Dushanbe through Tajikistan's Hissar District of the Districts of Republican Subordination and reaching Uzbekistan at the north tip of Surxondaryo Region.^[1]

The highest point in the Hissar Range is Alpomish Peak, confirmed when a 2023 survey determined nearby Khazret Sultan to be shorter. With an elevation of 4,668 meters (15,315 ft), the mountain is located on the Uzbekistan-Tajikistan border, just north-west of Dushanbe, and is also the highest point in Uzbekistan.^[2]

The Hissar Range is composed of crystalline rocks, schist, and sandstone, punctured by granite intrusions.^[3]

Nature

Hissor Valley, which encompasses the Shirkent National Park is a 3,000-hectare (7,400-acre) reserve, which is expected to be expanded to some 30,000 ha (74,000 acres) in the coming years, has an unusually high concentration of sites of historical and scientific interest.^[4]

See also

• List of mountains in Tajikistan

Notes

1. • Tajik: Қаторкӯҳи Ҳисор, romanized: Qatorko‘hi Hisor, IPA: [qɐtʰɔɾˈkʰɵhɪ hɪˈsɔɾ]
   • Uzbek: Ҳисор тизмаси, romanized: Hisor tizmasi, IPA: [hɪ̆ˈsɒɾ tʰɪzmæˈsɪ̆]
2. Russian: Гиссарский хребет, romanized: Gissarskij hrebet, IPA: [gʲɪsˈsarskʲɪj xrʲɪˈbʲet]