Ishkoshim Range

Ishkoshim Range Ишкашимский хребет
Location in Tajikistan
Highest point
Peak	Mayakovsky Peak
Elevation	6,096 m (20,000 ft)
Coordinates	37°0′N 71°40′E / 37.000°N 71.667°E / 37.000; 71.667Coordinates: 37°0′N 71°40′E / 37.000°N 71.667°E / 37.000; 71.667
Geography
Country	Tajikistan
Parent range	Pamir Mountains
Geology
Age of rock	Paleozoic
Type of rock	sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

Ishkoshim Range, also Ishkashim Range (Russian: Ишкашимский хребет), is a mountain range in Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan, in the extreme southwest corner of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province (Ishkoshim District).

The range is about 90 km long, running along the right bank of the Panj River and the eastern border of Ishkoshim District with Roshtqal'a District. It contains the Ishkashim Important Bird Area. The mountains rise in the south to a maximum altitude of 6,096 m at Mayakovsky Peak, located at the junction of Ishkoshim Range with the east-west Shakhdara Range. There is an abundance of hot springs in these mountains, including the Gharm-Chashma thermal spa.^[1]

References

↑ Big Soviet Encyclopedia, on-line edition (Russian)

External links

Gharm-Chashma Spring

Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region

Capital: Khorugh

Districts	Darvoz Ishkoshim Murghob Roshtqal'a Rushon Shughnon Vanj

Main cities and towns	Khorugh Kalai-Khumb Ishkoshim Murghab Roshtqal'a Rushon Vanj

Geography	Darvoz Range Vanj River Vanj Range Yazgulyam River Yazgulem Range Bartang River Rushan Range Gunt River Shughnon Range Sarikol Range Shakhdara River Shakhdara Range Ishkoshim Range Panj River Sarez Lake Zorkul Lake Karakul Lake Mayakovskiy Peak Karl Marx Peak

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