Vanj Range

The Vanj Range (Russian: Ванчский хребет; Tajik: Қаторкӯҳи Ванҷ) is a mountain range of Vanj district, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan.

Vanj Range Ванчский хребет Қаторкӯҳи Ванҷ
View of the Vanj Range
Highest point
Peak	High Yazgulem Peak
Elevation	5,588 m (18,333 ft)
Coordinates	38°33′00″N 72°01′00″E
Dimensions
Length	85 km (53 mi) NE/SW
Width	15 km (9.3 mi) NW/SE
Geography
Location in Tajikistan
Country	Tajikistan
Parent range	Pamir Mountains
Geology
Age of rock	Paleozoic
Type of rock	Granite, conglomerate and sandstone

Geography

It lies to the south of the Academy of Sciences Range, between the Darvaz Range to the north and the Yazgulem Range to the south. Running parallel to them, it separates the valleys of the Vanj River and the Yazgulyam River.[1] The total glaciated area of the range is 164 km².[2]

Peaks

Its highest summit is glacier-covered High Yazgulem Peak (5,588 m). Other peaks are Vanchek Peak (5,428 m), Hauck Peak (5,092 m), Kuh-i Rau (4,964 m), Sokolov Peak (4,808 m) and Ku-i Zoh (4,664 m).[1]

See also

• List of mountains in Tajikistan
• List of mountains of Uzbekistan

References

1. Ванчский хребет в Большой энциклопедии Кирилла и Мефодия
2. Ванчский хребет - article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia