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Trans-Alay Range

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Also known as Zaalayskiy Khrebet

mountain range in the Pamir mountains, Tajikistan

Key facts

Peak
Ibn Sina/Lenin Peak
Elevation
7,134 m (23,406 ft)
Length
250 km (160 mi) E-W
Width
40 km (25 mi) N-S
Language of name
en
Countries
Kyrgyzstan , Tajikistan
Region s
Osh Province , Gorno-Badakshan
Rock age s
Paleozoic and Mesozoic
Rock type s
Limestone and schist

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
mountain range
Country
Tajikistan
Elevation
7134
Highest point
Lenin Peak
Image
Trans-Alaï range Karakul Lake World Wind.jpg
Width
40
Length
250
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Commons category
Trans-Alay Mountains
mountain range
Pamir Mountains
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Encyclopedic overview

The Trans-Alay or Trans-Alai Range (Kyrgyz: Чоң Алай кырка тоосу, Chong Alay kyrka toosu; Tajik: қаторкӯҳи Паси Олой, qatorkŭhi Pasi Oloy, or қаторкӯҳи Каюмарс, qatorkŭhi Kayumars; Russian: Заалайский хребет, Zaalaisky Khrebet) is the northernmost range of the Pamir Mountain System. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the range has been divided between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Trans-Alay Range” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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