Trans-Alay Range | |
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Tajik: қаторкӯҳи Паси Олой Kyrgyz: Чоң Алай кырка тоосу Russian: Заалайский хребет | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Ibn Sina/Lenin Peak |
Elevation | 7,134 m (23,406 ft) |
Coordinates | 39°20′00″N 72°55′00″E / 39.3333°N 72.9167°E |
Dimensions | |
Length | 250 km (160 mi) E-W |
Width | 40 km (25 mi) N-S |
Naming | |
Language of name | en |
Geography | |
Countries | Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan |
Region(s) | Osh Province, Gorno-Badakshan |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Paleozoic and Mesozoic |
Type of rock | Limestone and schist |
The Trans-Alay or Trans-Alai Range (Kyrgyz: Чоң Алай кырка тоосу, Chong Alay kyrka toosu; Tajik: қаторкӯҳи Паси Олой, qatorkŭhi Pasi Oloy, or қаторкӯҳи Каюмарс, qatorkŭhi Kayumars; Russian: Заалайский хребет, Zaalaisky Khrebet) is the northernmost range of the Pamir Mountain System. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the range has been divided between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.