Located in the Pamir Mountains is the Ismoil Somoni Peak (Pik Samani), which rises to an elevation of 7,495 m and is the highest point in Tajikistan. Like the Hindu Kush, the Pamir Mountain range also comprises several high snow-capped peaks.
These mountains stretch across most of Tajikistan and parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and China. Located at the junction of the Himalayas, the Tien Shan, the Kunlun, the Karakoram, and the Hindu Kush mountain ranges is the Pamir Mountain range. The Karakum Desert is one of the largest and hottest deserts in Central Asia and also hosts the Darvaza Gas Crater, known as the Gates of Hell or Door to Hell. Karakum DesertĬovering about 350,000 km 2 in south-central Turkmenistan, this desert is noted for its towering sand dunes which extend in all directions. Located in Pakistan’s Chitral district is Tirich Mir, which is the highest peak in the Hindukush Mountain range at an elevation of 7,708 m. These mountains form a natural border between Pakistan and Afghanistan and comprise several high snow-capped peaks. This 800 km-long mountain range in South-Central Asia, stretches from northern Pakistan through Afghanistan and into Tajikistan. Hindu Kush Mountains Hindu Kush mountains, Pakistan. These low mountain ranges have an average height of about 1,000 m, with their highest peak estimated at 2,440 m. Hadramawt MountainsĪlso referred to as the “Mahrat Mountains,” these mountains are located in the east-central part of Yemen, along the shores of the Gulf of Aden. Mount Damavand, a dormant volcano rising to an elevation of 5,670 m, is the highest point in the Elburz mountain range. The jagged Elburz Mountains have an average height of about 2,750 m, but there are also many peaks in the range exceeding 4,000 m. Elburz Mountains (or Alborz)Įxtending for about 900 km along Iran’s northern border with the Caspian Sea, these mountains separate the Iranian plateau and the Caspian Sea region. With surface temperatures reaching as high as 70 ☌ in the summer months, the Dasht-e Lut desert is considered to be one of the driest and hottest regions on Earth. It is the 25th-largest desert in the world, occupying an area of about 51,800 km 2. Lut Desert is a large salt desert located in the south-eastern part of Iran in the provinces of Kerman and Sistan and Baluchestan. Dasht-e Lut (Lut Desert) Dasht-e Lut, also called Lut Desert. This large desert is mostly an uninhabited wasteland covered with crusty salt ridges. The Dasht-e Kavir is the 24th-largest desert in the world, encompassing an area of about 77,600 km 2. It occupies parts of the Iranian provinces of Isfahan, Khorasan, Semnan, Tehran, and Yazd. Often referred to as the “ Great Salt Desert,” this desert is located in the north-central part of Iran, extending from the Elburz Mountain range to the Dasht-e Lut desert. Situated in the Greater Caucasus mountain range is Mount Elbrus in Russia, which rises to an elevation of 5,642 m and is the highest peak in the Caucasus Mountains. The Caucasus Mountains comprise two separate mountain ranges, namely the Greater Caucasus in the north and the Lesser Caucasus in the south. These mountains are located between the Caspian Sea in the east and the Black Sea in the west and dominate the landscape of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Russia.
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