Pamir Mountains
mountain range in Central Asia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pamir Mountains are a range of mountains between South-central Asia. They are located at a junction with other notable mountains, namely the Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun, Hindu Kush and the Himalaya mountain ranges. They are among the world's highest mountains. Much of the Pamir Mountains lie in the Gorno-Badakhshan Province of Tajikistan.[1] To the south, they border the Hindu Kush mountains along Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor in Badakhshan Province, Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan.
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Pamir Mountains | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Kongur Tagh |
Elevation | 7,649 m (25,095 ft) |
Coordinates | 38°35′39″N 75°18′48″E |
Geography | |
Countries | Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, China[upper-alpha 1] and Pakistan |
States/Provinces | Gorno-Badakhshan, Osh Region, Wakhan, Chitral & Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan and Xinjiang[upper-alpha 2] |
Range coordinates | 38.5°N 73.5°E / 38.5; 73.5 |
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Since Victorian times, they have been known as the "Roof of the World", presumably a translation from Persian.[2]