Darvoz Range | |
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Darvaz Range | |
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 |
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 | |
Rock age | Paleozoic |
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]