Pamir Mountains

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.

Pamir Mountains
Pamir Mountains
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[A] and Pakistan
States/Provinces	Gorno-Badakhshan, Osh Region, Wakhan, Chitral & Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan and Xinjiang[B]
Range coordinates	38.5°N 73.5°E / 38.5; 73.5

Since Victorian times, they have been known as the "Roof of the World", presumably a translation from Persian.^[2]

Notes

1. See also One China and the political status of Taiwan.
2. Also claimed by the Republic of China on Taiwan as part of Sinkiang Province.