Pamir Mountains
mountain range in Central Asia
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Summary
Pamir Mountains is a mountain range[1]. It ranks in the top 0.89% of mountain range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,653 views/month, #25 of 2,807).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Kyrgyzstan[3], Tajikistan[4], People's Republic of China[5], Afghanistan[6], India[7], Pakistan[8]
- Part of: Alpide belt[9]
- Commons category: Pamir Mountains[10]
- Highest point: Kongur Tagh[11]
- Coordinate location: 39.00194444444445, 71.99975[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pamir Mountains[13]
- Commons gallery: Pamir Mountains[14]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[15], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[16], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[19], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21]
- Different from: Pamir[22]
- Length: 500[23]
- Elevation above sea level: 7649[24]
- Area: 120,000[25]
- Width: 300[26]
- Time period: Carboniferous[27]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Pamir Mountains[28]
- P14541: 4VeWRn[29]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Pamir Mountains include Pamirid race[30], a race[31].
Why It Matters
Pamir Mountains has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]