Darvoz Range

Darvoz Range
Darvaz Range
Location in Tajikistan
Highest point
Peak	Arnavad Peak
Elevation	6,083 m (19,957 ft)
Coordinates	38°34′00″N 71°31′00″E
Dimensions
Length	200 km (120 mi) NE/SW
Width	50 km (31 mi) NW/SE
Naming
Native name	Қаторкӯҳи Дарвоз (Tajik)
Geography
Country	Tajikistan
Region	Gorno-Badakhshan
Parent range	Pamir Mountains
Geology
Age of rock	Paleozoic
Type of rock	Granite and metamorphic schist

The Darvoz Range or Darvaz Range (Tajik: Қаторкӯҳи Дарвоз, ‹See Tfd›Russian: Дарва́зский хребе́т) is a mountain range in the Western Pamirs, in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan. Its name derives from the historical region of Darvaz.

Geography

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

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

Pamir Mountains. Darvoz is in the center of the upper left quadrant

See also

• List of mountains of Tajikistan
• List of Ultras of Central Asia