Sarikol Range

The Sarikol Range (Chinese: 萨雷阔勒岭, 色勒库尔山脉; Tajik: Рашти Куҳи Сариқӯл) is a mountain range in the Pamirs on the border of Tajikistan and the People's Republic of China.

Sarikol Range Сарыкольский хребет Рашти Куҳи Сариқӯл 萨雷阔勒岭
Location in Tajikistan
Highest point
Peak	Mount Lyavirdyr
Elevation	6,351 m (20,837 ft)
Coordinates	38°38′N 74°30′E
Dimensions
Length	350 km (220 mi) N/S
Width	35 km (22 mi) E/W
Geography
Country	Tajikistan / China
Parent range	Pamir Mountains
Geology
Age of rock	Paleozoic
Type of rock	Granite, schist and gneiss

The name Sarikol has also been used to describe the local people who are historically known as Sarikolis; the local Sarikoli language and Tashkurgan Town, which was historically known as Sarikol.

Geography

The range divides Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province and China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and it runs parallel with the Muztagh Range to the east. The range extends 346 kilometres (215 mi) from the Markansu River in the north to the Beyik Pass in the south. Its average elevation is roughly 5,000 metres (16,500 ft) and the highest point in the range is Mount Lyavirdyr at 6,351 m (20,837 ft). On the Tajik part of the range there are 240 glaciers with a total area of 144 km².[1] The range's drainage basin feeds both the Amu Darya and Tarim River. The range is composed of schist, granite and gneiss.[2]

See also

• List of mountains in Tajikistan
• China–Tajikistan border

References

1. Сарыкольский хребет - article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia
2. "Sarykol Range", Encyclopædia Britannica, 2010-04-17