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The Trans-Alay Range (Kyrgyz: Чоң Алай кырка тоосу, romanized: Chong Alay kyrka toosu; Russian: Заалайский хребет, romanized: Zaalaisky Khrebet; also 'Trans Alai') is the northernmost range of the Pamir Mountain System.
| Trans-Alay Range | |
|---|---|
| Kyrgyz: Чоң Алай кырка тоосу Russian: Заалайский хребет | |
 Trans-Alay Range and Alay Valley | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Lenin Peak |
| Elevation | 7,134 m (23,406 ft) |
| Coordinates | 39°20′00″N 72°55′00″E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 250 km (160 mi) E-W |
| Width | 40 km (25 mi) N-S |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | ky |
| Geography | |
  Location in Tajikistan | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan |
| Region | Osh Province, Gorno-Badakshan |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Paleozoic and Mesozoic |
| Type of rock | Limestone and schist |
Geography
The Trans-Alay is located in the area where the Pamirs and the Tian Shan come together. This heavily glaciated range forms the border between Gorno-Badakshan region in Tajikistan and Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan, stretching eastwards until the border with China. To the north lies the Alay Valley and to the south, the river Muksu.[1]
Peaks
The highest peak in the range is 7,134 m high Lenin Peak.[2] The Kyzylart and Ters-Agar mountain passes geographically divide the range into three parts: the western —highest peak Sat Peak (5,900 m), the central —with some of the highest summits, including Lenin Peak, Dzerzhinsky Peak (6717 m), Oktyabrsy Peak ( 6780 m), and Marshal Zhukov Peak (6,842 m),[3] and the eastern — highest peak Kurumdy I summit (6,614 m).[1]
See also
- List of mountains in Tajikistan
References
- Ошская область:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Osh Oblast] (in Russian). Frunze: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. 1987. p. 448.
- Yevgeniy Gippenreiter, Vladimir Shataev, Six and Seventhousanders of the Tien Shan and the Pamirs, in: Alpine Journal 1996
- "Pik Marshal Zhukov". Peakware.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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На других языках
[de] Transalaigebirge
Das Transalaigebirge, die Transalaikette oder der Transalai (kirgisisch Чоң Алай кырка тоосу) ist eine Hochgebirgskette im Norden des Pamirgebirges; ihr entlang verläuft der östlichste Teil der Grenze zwischen Tadschikistan und Kirgisistan. Der äußerste Osten der Gebirgsgruppe reicht über die Grenze in die Volksrepublik China hinein.- [en] Trans-Alay Range
[fr] Chaînon Trans-Alaï
Le chaînon Trans-Alaï est un massif montagneux situé entre le Tadjikistan, le Kirghizistan et la République populaire de Chine, dans le Pamir. Il culmine à 7 134 mètres d'altitude au pic Lénine.[it] Trans-Alaj
I Trans-Alaj o Transalaj[2] (in tagico Qatorkŭhi Pasi Oloy[3][4]; in kirghizo Чоң-Алай кырка тоосу, Çoñ-Alaj kyrka toosu[3]; in russo Заалайский хребет, Zaalajskij chrebet, o Чоналайский хребет, Čonalajskij chrebet) sono una catena dorsale latitudinale che separa la valle di Alaj dal Pamir. I monti si trovano nella parte nord-est del Tagikistan lungo il confine con il Kirghizistan e si estendono per circa 240 km.[3][ru] Заалайский хребет
Заалайский хребет или Чоналайский хребет (кирг. Чоң Алай кырка тоосу) — хребет широтного направления, разделяющий Памир и Алайскую долину.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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