Mountains of Tajikistan: description and photo

For many thousands of years people have been attracted to mountains. Tajikistan is a land of magnificent glaciers and unconquered peaks, a mountaineer's dream. The republic is almost completely covered with different heights. Basically, these are huge mountain systems that occupy 93 percent of the republic. By the way, almost half of the country is at an altitude of over three thousand meters above sea level.

Fruit ice in the mountains of Tajikistan

The high mountains of Tajikistan have many glaciers. Their total area is almost nine thousand kilometers. Glaciers occupy six percent of the total area of the republic. Snow at high altitude is gradually rammed under its weight and become firn ice. They differ from the usual large grain size. Over time, they compact and form large and small glaciers.

Mountains of Mogoltau and the Kuramin range

The mountains of the Moghltau and the Kuramin range are in the north of Tajikistan. And they enter the massif of the western Tien Shan. The mountains of the Kuramin range stretch for 170 kilometers. The highest peak is in the northeast. The Mogoltau Range is located on the coast of the river. Syr Darya. The mountains are small, with a length of forty kilometers. They are isolated by the passage of Mirzarabat. The height of the Mogoltau Mountains ranges from 320 to 500 meters. The left side of the ridge rises to 1000 m.

Gissar Mountains

The Gissar Mountains are located in the center of Tajikistan. They are surrounded by the Fergana Valley, the Alai and Surkhobob rivers. The length of the mountain chains of Hissar is about 900 kilometers. The highest point of the Hissar Mountains is named after them. Twenty-second Congress of the CPSU. Its height is 4688 kilometers. In the mountains of Hissar there are many passes. The most significant is Anzob. Its height is 3372 meters. Near the mountains there is a hundred-kilometer Gissar valley, adjacent to the ridge.

Pamir

In some countries there are mountains that have become history. Tajikistan Can boast of the Pamirs. This is one of the world's famous mountain systems. Sometimes the Pamirs are called the "roof of the world". The mountains are in the east. They are divided into two regions: Western and Eastern. The border that runs between them connects Lake Yashilkul and the Zulumart Mountains.

The backbone of the Academy of Sciences is the main one in the system of the Pamir Mountains. Its height is 5757 meters. And the pass is at the level of Mont Blanc - the highest peak of the Alps. The highest peak of the Academy of Sciences is Ismoil Somoni. It is the highest mountain in Tajikistan, reaching 7495 meters.

The history of the Pamir peak is very interesting. First it was named after Stalin. This happened in 1931. Then, in 1961, it was renamed the peak of Communism. And in 1999 was named Ismoil Somoni. Several small glaciers flow down from it. They merge with their big "brother", called Garmo.

But not only this is notable for the Pamir mountains . Tajikistan Has one more high peak - Korzhenevsky peak. Its height reaches 7105 meters. In the west, the Pamir impresses with a variety of surfaces. The foot of the mountains is located at an altitude of 1,700 to 1,800 meters above sea level. In the north, the mountain range is surrounded by the 95 km long Trans-Alay Range. Through the pass Kizylart, at an altitude of 4,280 meters, passes the highest mountain highway.

Fergana Valley

Photo of the mountains of Tajikistan, presented in the article, show all their beauty and splendor. The Ferghana Valley, part of which is located on the territory of Uzbekistan, is not an exception. It is through it that the famous "Great Pamir Trakt" passes. The chain of ridges is located in the northwest of Tajikistan, between the Kuramin range, Chatkal mountains and Mogoltau. The height of the Fergana heights is from 320 m to the Syr Darya and its islands, and from 800 to 1000 meters in the surrounding foothills. In the western part is the plain of the Hungry Steppe. Its height is from 250 to 300 m.

Ak-Su

One of the glories of the planet Earth is mountains. Tajikistan has another pearl - Ak-Su. The height of the mountains reaches 5355 meters. The mountainous terrain is located 120 kilometers from Khujand. This area is famous for the extraordinary and majestic beauty of untouched nature. The tops of the ridge sometimes reach more than 5000 meters. The mountains consist of dense granite with cracks and protrusions. Gorges are very beautiful and easily accessible. They can be traveled by horseback.

Turkestan Range

The Turkestan range lies between the Zarafshan and Fergana valleys. It extends for two hundred kilometers. In the north it gradually decreases and ends with the mountains of Nuratau. From the south and north, the slopes of Turkestan are strikingly different. One of them is completely snow-white, and on the other the snow lies only at a level from 3500 to 4000 meters. Glaciers, the largest of which is a 20-meter-tall Rama, are located only in the eastern part.

Fan Mountains, or Shahristan Pass

Shahristan Pass Height of 3351 meters has another name. These are the same Fan Mountains. Tajikistan By right can be proud of its amazing mountain peaks. The fan mountains are of great height and complexity. In the common people they are called "warm."

This name was given to the mountains for a mild climate, which is absolutely not typical for the highlands. The summit of the Shahristan Pass, Chimtarga, reaches 5495 meters. Fan mountains are one of the most visited places in Tajikistan. Here is the largest natural reservoir of northern Tajikistan - Lake Iskanderkul.

One of the attractions of the mountains of Tajikistan - mineral springs, both hot and cold. They have a different degree of mineralization than allowed the country to develop a sanatorium resort in the tourism industry. More than two hundred mineral springs with resort zones organized on their base help to treat cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, genito-urinary and other diseases.