Köýtendag Range is a spur of the

Pamir-Alay The Pamir-Alay is a mountain system in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, encompassing four main mountain ranges extending west from the Tian Shan Mountains, and located north of the main range of Pamir. They are variously considered part of ...

mountains in the south-east of

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...

, extending along the border with

Uzbekistan , image_flag = Flag of Uzbekistan.svg , image_coat = Emblem of Uzbekistan.svg , symbol_type = Emblem of Uzbekistan, Emblem , national_anthem = "State Anthem of Uzbekistan, State Anthem of the Republ ...

's Surxondaryo Region. Its height of at Mount Aýrybaba makes it the highest summit in Turkmenistan. The

Köýtendag Nature Reserve Köýtendag Nature Reserve (), formerly Kugitang Nature Reserve, is a nature reserve ('' zapovednik'') in the extreme east of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbe ...

is located within the range.

References

"Kugitangtau"
''Encyclopædia Britannica Online'', 2008. Retrieved on 2008-12-28.

''Big Soviet Encyclopedia Online'' . Retrieved on 2008-12-28.
Nature reserve in Koytendag Mountains
Mountains of Turkmenistan Mountain ranges of Uzbekistan {{Turkmenistan-geo-stub