Darvoz Range

Darvoz Range
Darvaz Range
Darvoz Range is located in Tajikistan
Darvoz Range
Location in Tajikistan
Highest point
PeakArnavad Peak
Elevation6,083 m (19,957 ft)
Coordinates38°34′00″N 71°31′00″E / 38.5667°N 71.5167°E / 38.5667; 71.5167
Dimensions
Length200 km (120 mi) NE/SW
Width50 km (31 mi) NW/SE
Naming
Native nameҚаторкӯҳи Дарвоз (Tajik)
Geography
CountryTajikistan
RegionGorno-Badakhshan
Parent rangePamir Mountains
Geology
Rock agePaleozoic
Rock type(s)Granite and metamorphic schist

The Darvoz Range or Darvaz Range (Tajik: Қаторкӯҳи Дарвоз, 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.[1]