Darvoz Range

Darvaz Range Дарва́зький хребе́т
Location in Tajikistan
Highest point
Peak	Arnavad Peak
Elevation	6,083 m (19,957 ft)
Coordinates	38°34′00″N 71°31′00″E / 38.5667°N 71.5167°E / 38.5667; 71.5167Coordinates: 38°34′00″N 71°31′00″E / 38.5667°N 71.5167°E / 38.5667; 71.5167
Dimensions
Length	200 km (120 mi) NE/SW
Width	50 km (31 mi) NW/SE
Geography
Country	Tajikistan
Parent range	Pamir Mountains
Geology
Age of rock	Paleozoic
Type of rock	Granite and metamorphic schist

The Darvaz Range or Darvoz Range (Russian: Дарва́зский хребе́т) is a mountain range in the Western Pamirs, in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province of Tajikistan. Its name derives from the historical region of Darvaz.^[1]

Geography

Starting in the east near the Academy of Sciences Range by Mount Garmo, it stretches from Mount Garmo roughly southwestwards between the Vanj River and Panj River (following the flows of the two), and the Obikhingou, a tributary of the Vakhsh River. The Vanj River separates it from the Vanj Range. Roughly 750 km² of the mountain chain are glaciated.^[1]

The highest summit of the range is Arnavad Peak (Qullai Arnavad), a 6083 m high ultra-prominent peak.^[2]^[3]

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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