Rushan Range

Rushan Range Рушанский хребет
Location in Tajikistan
Highest point
Peak	Patkhor Peak
Elevation	6,083 m (19,957 ft)
Coordinates	37°54′0″N 72°10′0″E / 37.90000°N 72.16667°E / 37.90000; 72.16667Coordinates: 37°54′0″N 72°10′0″E / 37.90000°N 72.16667°E / 37.90000; 72.16667
Dimensions
Length	120 km (75 mi) NE/SW
Width	35 km (22 mi) NW/SE
Geography
Country	Tajikistan
Parent range	Pamir Mountains
Geology
Age of rock	Paleozoic
Type of rock	Granite, schist, quartzite, sandstone, limestone and gneiss

Rushan Range 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. About 120 km long, it reaches its highest elevation of 6,083 m at Patkhor Peak.^[1]

References

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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