Yazgulem Range

Yazgulem Range^[a] is a mountain range of the western Pamir Mountains.^[1]

Yazgulem Range Язгулемский хребет
Location in Tajikistan
Highest point
Peak	Independence Peak (Qullai Istiqlol)
Elevation	6,974 m (22,881 ft)
Coordinates	38°30′36″N 72°21′15″E
Naming
Native name	Қаторкӯҳи Язғулом (Tajik)
Geography
Country	Tajikistan
Parent range	Pamir Mountains
Geology
Rock type(s)	shale, sandstone, limestone and granite

It is located in Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province stretches for about 170 km between the Yazgulyam River and the Bartang River in the western Pamirs. The range rises in a north-eastern direction from the border with Afghanistan toward its highest elevation at Independence Peak (6,974 m). The average elevation ranges between 4,500 and 6,000 m. Glaciers cover about 630 km² of the range, including the Fedchenko Glacier stretching northwards.

See also

• List of mountains in Tajikistan

Notes

1. Tajik: Қаторкӯҳи Язғулом, romanized: Qatorko‘hi Yazg‘ulom; Russian: Язгулемский хребет