Hisar Range ( tg, Қаторкӯҳи Ҳисор; uz, Hisor tizmasi, russian: Гиссарский хребет; uk, Ґаторкугі Гісор; fa, رشتهکوه حصار; also known as Hissar, Hisor, or Gissar Range) is a
mountain range in
Central Asia, in the western part of the
Pamir-Alay system, stretching over 200 km in the general east–west direction across the territory of
Tajikistan and
Uzbekistan.
Geography
The Hisar Range lies south of the
Zarafshon Range, extending north of
Dushanbe through Tajikistan's
Hissar District
Hisar district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana, India. Hisar city serves as the district headquarters. Hisar district has four sub-divisions that is, Hisar, Barwala, Hansi and Narnaud, each headed by an SDM. The district is also part of H ...
of the
Districts of Republican Subordination and reaching Uzbekistan at the north tip of
Surxondaryo Region. The highest point in the Hissar Range at is located in Uzbekistan on the border with Tajikistan, just north-west of
Dushanbe. Formerly known as ''Peak of the 22nd Congress of the Communist Party'', the
Khazret Sultan
Khazret Sultan (in Uzbek Hazrati Sulton choʻqqisi) is a mountain and the highest point of Uzbekistan, with an elevation of . It is located on the border of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, in Surxondaryo Region, in the Uzbek part of the Gissar Range ...
is also the
highest point in all Uzbekistan. The Hissar Range is composed of
crystalline rocks,
schist, and
sandstone, punctured by
granite intrusions.
Nature
Hissor Valley, which encompasses the Shirkent National Park is a reserve, which is expected to be expanded to some in the coming years, has an unusually high concentration of sites of historical and scientific interest.
Hissar Mountain Range
accessed December 1, 2016.
See also
* List of mountains in Tajikistan
References
Mountain ranges of Tajikistan
Mountain ranges of Uzbekistan
Surxondaryo Region
Districts of Republican Subordination
World Heritage Tentative List
Pamir Mountains
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