Khazret Sultan Hazrati Sulton choʻqqisi | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,643 m (15,233 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 564 m (1,850 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 38°56′54″N 68°10′20″E / 38.94833°N 68.17222°E[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Tajikistan–Uzbekistan border |
Parent range | Gissar Range, Pamir Mountains |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Dushanbe (Tajikistan) through Varzob gorge & Lake Iskanderkul[2] |
Khazret Sultan (Uzbek: Hazrati Sulton choʻqqisi) is a mountain formerly considered to be the highest point of Uzbekistan, with an elevation of 4,643 metres (15,233 ft).
It is not to be confused with another Uzbek mountain named Mount Khazret Sultan, which, at an elevation of 4,083 metres (13,396 ft), is a holy mountain climbed by pilgrims.