Patkhor Peak (russian: Патхор), also Patkhur, (russian: Патхур; tg, Паххор) is a mountain in
Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province
Gorno-Badakhshan, officially the Badakhshan Mountainous Autonomous Region,, abbr. / is an autonomous region in eastern Tajikistan, in the Pamir Mountains. It makes up nearly forty-five percent of the country's land area, but only two perce ...
. At it is the highest point in the
Rushan Range
Rushan Range ( tg, қаторкӯҳҳои Рӯшон) is a mountain range in south-western Pamir in Tajikistan, trending in the south-westerly direction from Sarez Lake toward Khorog, between Gunt River to the south and Bartang River to the north. ...
, a subrange of the
Pamir Mountains
The Pamir Mountains are a mountain range between Central Asia and Pakistan. It is 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 ...
.
References
* ''Atlas of the Soviet Republics of Central Asia'', Moscow, 1988, p. 52.
External links
Rushan Rangein ''Big Soviet Encyclopedia'', on-line edition .
See also
*
List of Ultras of Central Asia
This is a list of the Ultra prominent peaks (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres) in Central Asia. The list is divided topographically rather than politically. There are 75 in total; 21 in the Pamirs, 1 in the Karakum, 5 in the Al ...
Mountains of Tajikistan
Six-thousanders of the Pamir
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