Zarafshan Range
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Key facts
- Peak
- Chimtarga Peak
- Elevation
- 5,489 m (18,009 ft)
- Length
- 230 mi (370 km) East–West
- Native name
- Қаторкӯҳҳои Зарафшон ( Tajik ) Зеравшанский хребет ( Russian ) Zarafshon ( Uzbek )
- Countries
- Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
- Parent range
- Pamir-Alay
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Encyclopedic overview
The Zarafshan Range, formerly the Zeravshan Range, is a mountain range in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, part of the Pamir-Alay mountains. Almost all of the range belongs to the drainage basins of the Zarafshan River.
The Persian name is believed to possibly be a reference to gold found in bed of the Zarafshan River and its tributaries, which has ushered prosperity to the region from ancient times.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zarafshan Range” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.