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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).

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
Geography
Country	Tajikistan
Parent range	Pamir Mountains
Geology
Age of rock	Paleozoic
Type of rock	sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

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

External links

• Gharm-Chashma Spring

На других языках

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[de] Ischkaschimkette

Die Ischkaschimkette (russisch Ишкашимский хребет) ist ein Teilgebirge im Südwesten der Schachdarakette in Tadschikistan.

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- [en] Ishkoshim Range

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[ru] Ишкашимский хребет

Ишкаши́мский хребе́т — горный хребет в юго-западной части Памира, западная часть Шахдаринского хребта. Административно расположен на территории Горно-Бадахшанской автономной области Таджикистана.

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